A comparison of blood pressure, body mass index, and acanthosis nigricans in school-age children

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-229

  Otto, Debra E ^a   Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Tijerina, Sandra L ^a   Reyna, Maria Elena ^a   Farooqi, Mohammad I ^a   Shelton, Margarette L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Fort Riley   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Diabetes; Obesity; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MASS SCREENING; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL NURSING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEXAS;

EID: 77954727588     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840510365154     Document Type: Article

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