Determinants of change in blood pressure in Ghana: Longitudinal data from WHO-SAGE Waves 1–3
Elias K. Menyanu, Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia ⨯
Barbara Corso,
Affiliation Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padova, Italy
Affiliation Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padova, Italy ⨯
Ilaria Rocco,
Affiliation Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padova, Italy ⨯
Joanna C. Russell, Roles Writing – review & editing
Affiliation School of Health and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia ⨯
Lisa J. Ware,
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