Birth measurements, family history, and environmental factors associated with later-life hypertensive status

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 464-471

  Chen, Xia ^a   Zhang, Zhen Xin ^a   George, Linda K ^b   Wang, Zi Shi ^a   Fan, Zhong Jie ^a   Xu, Tao ^c   Zhou, Xiao Lin ^a   Han, Shao Mei ^c   Wen, Hong Bo ^a   Zeng, Yi ^b,d  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

blood pressure; environmental exposure; family history; hypertension; hypertensive status; intrauterine development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862779564     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.262     Document Type: Article

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