Adjusting adiposity and body weight measurements for height alters the relationship with blood pressure in children.

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Published in Am J Hypertens on April 22, 2010

Authors

Amanda L Willig1, Krista Casazza, Akilah Dulin-Keita, Frank A Franklin, Michelle Amaya, Jose R Fernandez

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nutrition Sciences and the Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. mandyrd@uab.edu

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