Angiotensinogen levels and obesity in four black populations

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 571-575

  Cooper, Richard ^a   Forrester, Terrence ^b   Ogunbiyi, Olufemi ^c   Muffinda, Jacob ^d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

African origin; Angiotensinogen; Body mass index; Environment; Hypertension; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031967987     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816050-00003     Document Type: Article

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