Relation between Region of Residence in the United States and Hypertension Incidence - The NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 625-634

  Gillum, Richard F ^a,b   Mussolino, Michael E ^a,b   Madans, Jennifer H ^a,b  

^a Centers for Dis Contr and Prev ^*

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Hypertension; Rural population; Urban population; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342441905     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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