Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1027-1032 , November 2006

Influence of family history and lifestyle on blood pressure and heart rate in young adults in Jordan

  • Saafan A. Al-Safi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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  • Faisal H. Aboul-Enein

      Affiliations

    • Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, 1130 John Freeman SD 310, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +18327315398; fax: +17137942103.
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  • Basil H. Aboul-Enein

      Affiliations

    • San Jacinto College District, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Houston, Texas, USA
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  • Bradley Manuel

      Affiliations

    • Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, 1130 John Freeman SD 310, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

Received 1 August 2005 ,Revised 25 April 2006 ,Accepted 15 June 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00167-3

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.06.009

Public Health
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