Blood pressure and body mass index in lean rural and semi-urban subjects in West Africa

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1645-1651

  Kerry, Sally M ^a   Micah, Frank B ^a,b   Plange Rhule, Jacob ^a,b   Eastwood, John B ^a   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass; Lean Africans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 24144464216     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000177536.53409.1a     Document Type: Article

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