Black-white differences in blood pressure among participants in NHANES II: The contribution of blood lead

Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 348-352

  Sorel, Janet E ^a   Heiss, Gerardo ^b   Tyroler, Herman A ^b   Davis, Wayne B ^b   Wing, Steven B ^b   Ragland, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black white differences; Blood lead; Blood pressure; Nhanes II; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POVERTY; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASOID RACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEGROID RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026052287     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199109000-00006     Document Type: Article

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