The influence of socio-economic status on casual blood pressures of the adult Nigerians

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-273

  Adedoyin, Rufus A ^a   Mbada, Chidozie E ^a   Awofolu, Omotesho O ^a   Oyebami, Olubunmi M ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

blood pressure; hypertension; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21344445942     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000160604.87504.df     Document Type: Article

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