HYPERTENSION
AFRICAN Americans
DISEASE susceptibility
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PUBLIC health
Geographic Terms:UNITED States
Abstract:Reports on a new study conducted by researchers at the Loyola University's Strich School of Medicine, which revealed that genetics may not explain the increased incidence of high blood pressure in black Americans. Susceptibility of black Americans to high blood pressure; Comparison of blood pressure readings from black populations in the U.S., Nigeria and Jamaica; Factors linked to high blood pressure among black Americans.

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