Determinants of hypertension awareness and treatment among patients under cardiology follow-up in a Cameroonian regional hospital

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1663-1672

  Mbouemboue, Olivier Pancha ^a,b   Yiagnigni, Euloge ^c   Koona, Adonis Koona ^b   Cacko, Joachim ^b   Ndobo, Pierre ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b Service of Medicine   (Cameroon)

^c YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Adamawa region; Awareness; Hypertension; Northern cameroon; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAMEROON; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84867124314     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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