Hypertension in Alaska Natives: Association with overweight, glucose intolerance, diet and mechanized activity

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Murphy, Neil J ^a   Schraer, Cynthia D ^a   Theile, Maureen C ^e   Boyko, Edward J ^b,c   Bulkow, Lisa R ^d   Doty, Barbara J ^e   Lanier, Anne P ^a  

^a ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Public Health Nutritionist   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Alaska Native Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Alaska Natives; Diabetes; Diet; Exercise; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; ESKIMO; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031417570     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.1997.9961835     Document Type: Article

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