Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 378-387 , November 2009

Risks for Hypertension Among Undiagnosed African American Mothers and Daughters

  • Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, Yale University, School of Nursing, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536-0740.

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 Funding for this research was provided in part by National Institutes of Health grants 5-P30-AG015281-07 and 1 KL2 RR024987-01 to Jacquelyn Taylor.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.08.007

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 378-387 , November 2009

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