A typology of neighborhoods and blood pressure in the RECORD Cohort Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1336-1346

  Van Hulst, Andraea ^a,b   Thomas, Frédérique ^c   Barnett, Tracie A ^a,b   Kestens, Yan ^a,d   Gauvin, Lise ^a,d   Pannier, Bruno ^c   Chaix, Basile ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c Centre d'Investigations Preventives et Cliniques   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

blood pressure; built environment; cluster analysis; cohort study; neighborhood characteristics; pulse pressure; social environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84862762681     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283544863     Document Type: Article

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