Major gene effects in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in families receiving a health examination in Taiwan

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-79

  Chien, Kuo Liong ^a,b   Yang, Chi Yu ^b   Lee, Yuan Teh ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Comingling analysis; Familial correlation; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037251249     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200301000-00016     Document Type: Article

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