Blood pressure and its reactivity in the offspring of first cousin hypertensive and first cousin normotensive parents: A preliminary report

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 869-872

  Hassan, M O ^a   Al Kharusi, W ^a   Ziada, A ^a  

^a Department of Food Science and Nutrition   (Oman)

Author keywords

Consanguineous marriage; Offspring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PROGENY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OMAN; PARENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0035681102     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001284     Document Type: Article

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