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Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among school children in Ilorin, Northcentral Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The global prevalence of childhood hypertension has increased from 1% to 2% to 4%–5%, with a value as high as 9.8% reported in Nigeria. However, the various risk factors associated with childhood hypertension in Nigeria are less explored. The aim of this study was to determine the preval...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Olayinka R., Afolabi, Joseph K., Adedoyin, Olanrewaju T., Ojuawo, Ayodele I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6755762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31572048
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_42_19