Family history as a predictor of blood pressure in a longitudinal study of Australian children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-276

  Burke, Valerie ^a   Gracey, Mark P ^a   Beilin, Lawrie J ^a   Milligan, Rex A K ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Family history; Hypertension; Longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031912468     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816030-00003     Document Type: Article

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