Arterial stiffness variations by gender in African-American and Caucasian children

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-189

  Hlaing, WayWay M ^a   Prineas, Ronald J ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Children adolescents; Pulse pressure; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER; HUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE PRESSURE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ARTERIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 31944452364     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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