Normal blood pressure levels in 6 to 11 year-old Nigerian Igbos
The blood pressures of 3333 pupils (1634 boys and 1699 girls) aged 6 to 14 years from 6 randomly selected schools in and around Enugu metropolis were measured. The mean blood pressure and 95th percentile values were determined. The mean systolic blood pressures of the boys were found to be 100.8 to...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1997-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Medicine and Health Development |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=1997;volume=2;issue=2;spage=13;epage=18;aulast=Obidike;type=0 |