Youth blood pressure levels in Samoa in 1979 and 1991-93

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-167

  Roberts, Sarah T ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^a   Viali, Satupaitea ^b   Quested, Christine ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital   (Samoa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMOA; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAMOA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 1642266510     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20003     Document Type: Article

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