Influence of family history and lifestyle on blood pressure and heart rate in young adults in Jordan

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1027-1032

  Al Safi, Saafan A ^a   Aboul Enein, Faisal H ^b   Aboul Enein, Basil H ^c   Manuel, Bradley ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Jacinto College   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Diastolic blood pressure; Family history; Heart rate; Hypertension; Jordan; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JORDAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CHANGE; SODIUM, DIETARY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33750033703     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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