Trends in acute emergency room hypertension related deaths: An autopsy study

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-19

  Mbakwem, A C ^a   Oke, D A ^a   Ajuluchukwu, J N A ^a   Abdulkareem, F B ^a   Ale, O ^a   Odunlami, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute deaths; Hypertension; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68949132811     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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