Culture, skin color, and arterial blood
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William W. Dressler; Mauro C. Balieiro; JosΓ© Ernesto Dos Santos
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Populations of African descent in North and South America have higher mean blood pressures and higher rates of hypertension than populations of European descent or populations in Africa. Within populations of African descent, darker skinned persons have higher blood pressures than lighter skinned pe