Blood pressure change in Africa: Case study from Nigeria

Human Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 641-657

  Kaufman, Jay S ^a,b   Owoaje, Eme E ^c   Rotimi, Charles N ^b   Cooper, Richard S ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthropometry; Blood pressure; Nigeria; Social factors

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0033180302     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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