High prevalence and low awareness of hypertension in a market population in Enugu, Nigeria

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ulasi, Ifeoma I ^a   Ijoma, Chinwuba K ^a   Onwubere, Basden J C ^a   Arodiwe, Ejikeme ^a   Onodugo, Obinna ^a   Okafor, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARKET; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84867007060     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/869675     Document Type: Article

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