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Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 786-795

Prevalence and correlates of hypertension: A cross-sectional study among rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa

Author keywords

Africa; nutrition; physical activity; prevalence; rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEAT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; TANZANIA; TELEVISION; VEGETABLE;

EID: 78649320360     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.14     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (70)

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