Blood Pressure and Hypertensive Disease Among Negroes and Whites
Authors: J. R. MCDONOUGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 August 1964Blood Pressure and Hypertensive Disease Among Negroes and WhitesA Study in Evans County, GeorgiaJ. R. MCDONOUGH, M.D., M.P.H., G. E. GARRISON, M.D., C. G. HAMES, M.D.J. R. MCDONOUGH, M.D., M.P.H., G. E. GARRISON, M.D., C. G. HAMES, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-2-208 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHigher blood pressure values of Negroes than whites living in or near the United States have been reported from several population studies (1-6). Two studies on blood pressure levels among Navajo Indians living in the southwestern United States have found a virtual absence of elevated blood pressure (7, 8). Another study on blood pressure among the Apache Indians suggests higher blood pressures in this tribe than among the Navajo (9). 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McDonough, M.D., Heart Disease Control Program, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. 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