Prevalence of obesity with increased blood pressure in elementary school-aged children

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 806-813

  Figueroa Colon, Reinaldo ^a,b,c   Franklin, Frank A ^a   Lee, Jeannette Y ^a   Aldridge, Ruby ^a   Alexander, Lois ^a  

^a Children's Hosp Alabama Res Found ^*

^b Depts of Pediat and Nutr Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALABAMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030843773     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199708000-00007     Document Type: Article

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