Blood pressure patterns in relation to geographic area of residence: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Kogi state, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypertension, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is increasing in the developing countries and this may be connected with the economic transition in those countries. Adult hypertension is thought to be related to childhood and adolescent increase...

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Autores principales: Ejike, Chukwunonso ECC, Ugwu, Chidi E, Ezeanyika, Lawrence US, Olayemi, Ayo T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-411

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625354/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-411

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