Socioeconomic status, nocturnal blood pressure dipping, and psychosocial factors: A cross-sectional investigation in Mexican-American women

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 389-398

  Fortmann, Addie L ^a   Gallo, Linda C ^b   Roesch, Scott C ^b   Mills, Paul J ^c   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^d   Talavera, Greg A ^a   Elder, John P ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Hispanic; Nocturnal blood pressure dipping; Psychosocial; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84872275785     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9387-0     Document Type: Article

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