Undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes: concordance between self-reported and actual profile among traders in Nigerian market

Background: Hypertension and diabetes rank high among cardiovascular risk factors, and in Africa, many affected persons are undiagnosed. Urban market traders are constrained from regular clinic visits by the fear of revenue loss occasioned by their absence from the stores, contributing to the report...

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Main Authors: Sidney Kelechi Oparah, Ofonime Nkechinyere Ukweh, Ikechukwu Henry Ukweh, Joy N Iya-Benson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=1;spage=98;epage=104;aulast=Oparah