The ethnicity of Hakka is associated with a higher risk of hypertension than Fukienese in Taiwanese type 2 diabetic patients

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 370-372

  Tseng, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; TAIWAN;

EID: 42449139834     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.7     Document Type: Article

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