Obesity and hypertension prevalence in populations of African origin

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 398-405

  Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Durazo Arvizu, Ramón A ^a   Rotimi, Charles N ^a   McGee, Daniel L ^a   Cooper, Richard S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

attributable risk; blacks; body mass index; hypertension; international comparisons; obesity; prevalence study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029977369     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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