Elevated blood pressure among rural South African children in Thohoyandou, South Africa

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 489-496

  Goon, Daniel ^a   Amusa, Lateef ^a   Mhlongo, Dorothy ^a   Khoza, Lunic ^a   Any Anwu, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Overweight; Rural children; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879142826     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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