Urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase changes in relation to age, sex, race, and diastolic and systolic blood pressure in a young adult biracial population: The Bogalusa Heart Study

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Agirbasli, Mehmet ^a   Radhakrishnamurthy, Bhandaru ^a   Jiang, Xiaozhang ^a   Bao, Weihang ^a   Berenson, Gerald S ^a  

^a Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; blood pressure; hypertension; urinary N acetyl D glucosaminidase

Indexed keywords

N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029670235     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(95)00336-3     Document Type: Article

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