Hypertension knowledge among non-academic employees of Niger delta university, Bayelsa state, Nigeria

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 113-120

  Adika, Victor O ^a   Joffa, P P K ^a   Apiyanteide, Franco A ^a  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Etiology; Hypertension; Knowledge; Non academic employees; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; LIPID DIET; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 80054044429     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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