Open AccessLongitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Crime and Perceived Safety With Blood Pressure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Author(s) -
Stephanie L. Mayne,
Kari Moore,
Tiffany M. PowellWiley,
Kelly R. Evenson,
Richard Block,
Kiarri N. Kershaw
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1093/ajh/hpy066
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , mesa , blood pressure , longitudinal study , gerontology , cardiology , demography , pathology , sociology , anthropology , computer science , programming language
High neighborhood crime and low perceptions of safety may influence blood pressure (BP) through chronic stress. Few studies have examined these associations using longitudinal data.
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