Geographic variation of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of South Africa

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 382-391

  Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^a,b   Tigbe, William ^b   Manda, Samuel Om ^c,d   Stranges, Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Bayesian analyses; blood pressure; epidemiology; geographic variation; hypertension; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BAYES THEOREM; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84876517186     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hps063     Document Type: Article

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