Trends in Obesity and Abdominal Obesity Among Hypertensive and Nonhypertensive Adults in the United States
Open Access
- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension
- Vol. 21 (10) , 1124-1128
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2008.246
Abstract
Background. As the prevalence of obesity has increased in the United States, it is likely that the prevalence of obesity among people with hypertensionKeywords
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