Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 31-43 , January 2005

The effects of age, gender, obesity, health habits, and vegetable consumption frequency on hypertension in elderly Chinese Americans

  • Chick F. Tam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, College of Health and Human Services, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 323 343 4641; fax: +1 323 343 6482.
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  • Lan Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, College of Health and Human Services, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • Susan S. Pe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, College of Health and Human Services, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • Karine Hajyan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, College of Health and Human Services, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • Sareen Kevork

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, College of Health and Human Services, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • Rebecca Davis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Art, School of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • George Poon

      Affiliations

    • Chinatown Senior Citizen Service Center, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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  • Polong Lew

      Affiliations

    • Chinatown Senior Citizen Service Center, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA

Received 3 November 2003 ,Revised 15 December 2003 ,Accepted 12 March 2004.

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PII: S0271-5317(04)00116-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.03.004

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 31-43 , January 2005

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