Epidemic of hypertension in Ghana: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bosu, William K ^a,b  

^a GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77954488191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-418     Document Type: Review

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