Relationships among blood pressure, triglycerides and verbal learning in African Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1193-1198

  Sims, Regina C ^a,f   Madhere, Serge ^c   Gordon, Shalanda ^f   Clark Jr , Elijah ^d   Abayomi, Kobi A ^b   Callender, Clive O ^e   Campbell Jr , Alfonso L ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Howard University ^*

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cardiovascular; Cognitive functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 55349149064     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31474-7     Document Type: Article

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