Seasonal hematocrit variation and health risks in the adult population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 1001-1005

  Hightower, C Makena ^a   Hightower, Joyce D ^b   Salazar Vázquez, Beatriz Y ^a,c   Intaglietta, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Group de Reflection Actions et Etude de Culture   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

African adults; Blood pressure; Blood viscosity; Cardiovascular; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGO; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WINTER;

EID: 74049124279     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s8136     Document Type: Article

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