Blood pressure profile in Nigerian children

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 180-184

  Hamidu, L J ^a   Okoro, E O ^a,c   Ali, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034343068     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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