Is hypertension more severe among U.S. Blacks, or is severe hypertension more common?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-180

  Cooper, Richard S ^a   Liao, Youlian ^b   Rotimi, Charles ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blacks; hypertension; mortality; population attributable risk; relative risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029900555     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(96)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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