Sex differences and relationship between blood pressure and age among the Ibos of Nigeria

Internet Journal of Biological Anthropology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Jervase, Ekezie ^a   Barnabas, Danborno ^b   Emeka, Anyanwu G ^c   Osondu, Nwankwo ^a  

^a Federal University of Technology   (Niger)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Niger)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Niger)

Author keywords

Age; Diastolic BP; Ibos; Systolic BP

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949688488     PISSN: 19394594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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