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Variations in the prevalence of point (pre)hypertension in a Nigerian school-going adolescent population living in a semi-urban and an urban area
BACKGROUND: Hypertension has been shown to start in early life and to track into adulthood. Detecting adolescents with hypertension and prehypertension will aid early intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality from the disorders. This study reports the point-prevalence of the two disorders in a...
Autores principales: | Ejike, Chukwunonso ECC, Ugwu, Chidiebere E, Ezeanyika, Lawrence US |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20214768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-13 |
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