Admission of hypertensive patients at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 329-335

  Ukoh, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548393654     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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