Knowledge and prevalence of risk factors for arterial hypertension and blood pressure pattern among bankers and traffic wardens in Ilorin, Nigeria.

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Published in Afr Health Sci on September 01, 2014

Authors

A G Salaudeen1, O I Musa1, O A Babatunde2, O A Atoyebi2, K A Durowade2, L O Omokanye3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
2: Department of Community Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
3: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

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