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Prevalence of behavioral and physiological risk factors of hypertension in African American adolescents.
Pediatric nursing - 1 Jan 2000
Covelli Maureen McCormick
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UNLABELLED: African American (AA) adolescents are twice as likely to develop high blood pressure in early adulthood as other groups. Continuous existence of risk factors in adolescents may be precursors to adult cardiovascular changes. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of c...
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