Prevalence, Awareness and Control of Hypertension in Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Musinguzi, Geofrey ^a   Nuwaha, Fred ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876258196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062236     Document Type: Article

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