Microalbuminuria and hypertensive retinopathy among newly diagnosed nondiabetic hypertensive adult Nigerians

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-439

  Busari, O A ^a   Opadijo, O G ^b   Omotoso, A B ^c  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b Dadoke Akintola University of Technology   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Hypertensive retinopathy; Microalbuminuria; Vascular damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; URINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861167411     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91751     Document Type: Article

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