Hypertension
New hypertension in adolescents study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry
Published in Blood Weekly, April 29th, 2010
Researchers detail in 'Variations in the prevalence of point (pre)hypertension in a Nigerian school-going adolescent population living in a semi-urban and an urban area,' new data in hypertension. "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," scientists in Nigeria report.
"This study reports the point-prevalence of the two disorders in a semi-urban and an urban population of school-going adolescents in Nigeria. A total of 843 adolescents from two places of domicile were studied. Their blood...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-04-29)
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