Physical activity and ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence in the United States

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-186

  Bassett Jr , David R ^a   Fitzhugh, Eugene C ^b   Crespo, Carlos J ^c   King, George A ^a   McLaughlin, James E ^a  

^a Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Exercise; Mexican Americans; Non Hispanic blacks; Non Hispanic whites; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LEISURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036354801     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0969     Document Type: Article

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