The impact of obesity on hypertension management in African Americans

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 352-364

  Kumanyika, Shirikik ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Body weight; Hypertension; Nonpharmacologic; Obesity; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; OBESITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0031201306     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0532     Document Type: Article

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