Plasma homocysteine concentration and blood pressure in young adult African Americans

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 9 I, 2003, Pages 767-770

  Dinavahi, Rajani ^a   Cossrow, Nicole ^a   Kushner, Harvey ^a   Falkner, Bonita ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Blood pressure; Folate; Homocysteine; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0141506095     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(03)00986-5     Document Type: Article

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