Prenatal and postnatal exposure to pet ownership, blood pressure, and hypertension in children: The Seven Northeastern Cities study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 259-265

  Xu, Shu Li ^a   Trevathan, Edwin ^b   Qian, Zhengmin ^c   Vivian, Elaina ^c   Yang, Bo Yi ^a   Hu, Li Wen ^a   Zeng, Xiao Wen ^a   Li, Meng ^a   Zhou, Yang ^a   Qin, Xiao Di ^a   Bao, Wen Wen ^a   Yuan, Ping ^a   Zhang, Ya Zhi ^a   Wang, Jia ^a   Zhang, Chuan ^a   Tian, Yan Peng ^a   Nian, Min ^a   Xiao, Xiang ^a   Dong, Guang Hui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Hypertension; In utero; Pet ownership

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOG; FARM ANIMAL; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIZARD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURY SPHYGMOMANOMETER; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PERINATAL PERIOD; PET ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TORTOISE; ANIMAL; CHINA; CITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CITIES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OWNERSHIP; PETS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85007470947     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001166     Document Type: Article

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