Genetic and environmental causes of covariation among blood pressure, body mass and serum lipids during young adulthood: A twin study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1677-1685

  McCaffery, Jeanne M ^a   Pogue Geile, Michael F ^a   Debski, Thomas T ^a   Manuck, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass; Lipids; Twins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COVARIANCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TWINS;

EID: 0032786284     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917120-00004     Document Type: Article

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