Is the pathogenesis of hypertension different in black patients?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Seedat, Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blacks vs whites; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEGRO; PATHOGENESIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029780820     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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