Rotating night shift work and disparate hypertension risk in African–Americans
Journal of HypertensionPublished 2 December 2011
Sung J. Lieu, Gary C. Curhan, Eva Schernhammer, John P. Forman
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Rotating night shift work is independently associated with an increased risk of hypertension in blacks but not in whites.
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Rotating night shift work is independently associated with an increased risk of hypertension in blacks but not in whites.
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