A community-based study of hypertension and cardio-metabolic syndrome in semi-urban and rural communities in Nigeria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The prevalence of cardio-metabolic syndrome (CMS) is increasing worldwide. In people of African descent, there is higher prevalence of hypertension and complications than other races. Bearing in mind these facts, we looked at the CMS...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Onodugo Obinna D, Ijoma Chinwuba K, Ulasi Ifeoma I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/71

Similar Items