Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in an urban area of Togo: A WHO STEPS-wise approach in Lome, Togo

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 309-311

  Baragou, S ^a   Djibril, M ^a   Atta, B ^a   Damorou, F ^a   Pio, M ^a   Balogou, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hypertension; Risk factors; Sub Saharan Africa; Togo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STRESS; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOGO; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864399440     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2011-071     Document Type: Article

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