Trends in body mass index, blood pressure and parental smoking habits in middle socio-economic level Turkish adolescents

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-17

  Agirbasli, M ^a   Tanrikulu, B ^a   Arikan, S ^a   Izci, E ^a   Ozguven, S ^a   Besimoglu, B ^a   Ciliv, G ^b   Maradit Kremers, H ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREND STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 37249087108     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002262     Document Type: Article

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