Orthostatic hypertension: profile of a Nigerian population

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Orthostatic hypertension: profile of a Nigerian population

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 53 , issue 2 , 2011 , pages: 161–164
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874078
Author(s): FA Imarhiagbe Formerly of the Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria , EP Kubeyinje Department of Medicine, Nigeria
Keywords: orthostatic hypertension , prevalence , BP , Nigerians
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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, age, sex distribution and blood pressure (BP) pattern of patients with orthostatic hypertension in a cohort of hypertensives.
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