Educational attainment modifies the association of wealth status with elevated blood pressure in the Ghanaian population
The relationship between wealth and blood pressure (BP) in developing countries is unclear and it is important to understand how the socioeconomic environment influences BP in an African setting. Our objective was to determine the wealth differences in BP in the Ghanaian population and to clarify wh...
Main Authors: | A. Kofi Amegah, Simo Näyhä |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018311484 |
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