Blood pressure differences by ethnic group among United States children and adolescents

Hypertension

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 502-508

  Rosner, Bernard ^a   Cook, Nancy ^a   Portman, Ron ^b   Daniels, Steve ^c   Falkner, Bonita ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Pediatric Task Force; Pediatrics; Prehypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349251475     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.134049     Document Type: Article

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