Type A behavior pattern and change in blood pressure from childhood to adolescence: The Minneapolis children's blood pressure study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-72

  Lee, David J ^a   Gomez Marin, Orlando ^a   Prineas, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; blood pressure; child; Type A personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR; TYPE B BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030058909     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008658     Document Type: Article

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