Prevalence and pattern of hypertension in a semiurban community in Nigeria

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-687

  Adedoyin, Rufus A ^a   Mbada, Chidozie E ^a   Balogun, Michael O ^a   Martins, Tanimola ^a   Adebayo, Rasaaq A ^a   Akintomide, Anthony ^a   Akinwusi, Patience O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medicine   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

blood pressure; epidemiology; hypertension; pattern; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOLATED DIASTOLIC HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 64749095983     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32830edc32     Document Type: Article

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