Origins of Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease: Birth Weight, Body Mass Index, and Young Adult Systolic Blood Pressure in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 598-607

  Richardson, Liana J ^a,c   Hussey, Jon M ^b,c   Strutz, Kelly L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Health Status Disparities; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959959880     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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