Gender differences in hypertension and hypertension awareness among young adults

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-17

  Everett, Bethany ^a   Zajacova, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928492722     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2014.929488     Document Type: Article

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