High rate of obesity-associated hypertension among primary schoolchildren in Sudan

International Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Salman, Zeena ^a   Kirk, Gregory D ^b   Deboer, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDAN; URBAN AREA;

EID: 80053241334     PISSN: 20900384     EISSN: 20900392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/629492     Document Type: Article

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