The slavery hypertension hypothesis: The authors respond

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 124-126

  Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Hall, Susan A ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SLAVERY;

EID: 15744374483     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200301000-00031     Document Type: Note

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