Adiposity and blood pressure in South Asian Children and adolescents in Karachi

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 876-880

  Almas, Aysha ^a   Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

blood pressure; BMI; central obesity; ethnicity; hypertension; waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79960561086     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.67     Document Type: Article

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