Changes in blood pressure and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among older Mexican-Americans from 1982-1984 to 1993-1994

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 804-810

  Stroup Benham, Christine A ^a   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a,b   Espino, David V ^a,b   Goodwin, James S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Hispanic; Mexican American; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032770682     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03836.x     Document Type: Article

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