Hypertension and overweight/obesity in Ghanaians and Nigerians living in West Africa and industrialized countries: A systematic review

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 464-472

  Commodore Mensah, Yvonne ^a   Samuel, Laura J ^a   Dennison Himmelfarb, Cheryl R ^a   Agyemang, Charles ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African immigrants; Ghana; Hypertension; Immigrants; Industrialized countries; Migrants; Nigeria; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; GHANA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894076262     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000061     Document Type: Review

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