Geographic variation in hypertension prevalence among blacks and whites: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Kershaw, Kiarri N ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Carnethon, Mercedes ^b   Darwin, Christine ^c   Goff, David C ^d   Post, Wendy ^e   Schreiner, Pamela J ^f   Watson, Karol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Disparity; Epidemiology; Geography; Hypertension; Neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTHPLACE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449207033     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.211     Document Type: Article

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