1980
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90470-5
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Blood-Pressure in Urban and Tribal Africa

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“…9 Several studies attest to the ruralurban difference in blood pressure levels throughout Sub -Saharan Africa 24,25 . Previous studies in adults have reported higher blood pressure levels in urban than in rural subjects, and the higher blood pressure levels in adults in urban subjects have been attributed to the stress of acculturation [26][27][28] . Studies in childhood have reported similar rural-urban blood pressure disparity with urban children having higher blood pressure levels than rural children.…”
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“…9 Several studies attest to the ruralurban difference in blood pressure levels throughout Sub -Saharan Africa 24,25 . Previous studies in adults have reported higher blood pressure levels in urban than in rural subjects, and the higher blood pressure levels in adults in urban subjects have been attributed to the stress of acculturation [26][27][28] . Studies in childhood have reported similar rural-urban blood pressure disparity with urban children having higher blood pressure levels than rural children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%