| dc.contributor.author | Kimari, E M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-23T08:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-23T08:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Masters of Medicine | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/24700 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross sectional blood pressure survey covering 1,326
high school pupils aged 15 to 19 years was carried out
in High School pupils from Nairobi and the former
Dagoretti Location of Kiambu District.
The results showed:-
1. An increase in mean arterial pressure with
age.
2. Higher blood pressure levels in the urban
compared to those of the peri urban communities.
3. Higher blood pressure levels in day scholars
than in boarders.
4. A higher incidence of "hypertensives" in the
group than is seen at Kenyatta National Hospital • | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | School Survey Of Arterial Pressures In Urban And Periurban High School Pupils Of Ages 15 To 19 Years | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |
