Children, obesity, and high blood pressure: Asian populations at high risk

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-7

  Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b,c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NOTE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 57749204618     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.339     Document Type: Note

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