Gender differences in the association of hazardous alcohol use with hypertension in an urban cohort of people living with HIV in South Florida.

Industrialized countries are currently experiencing an epidemic of high blood pressure (HBP) extending to people living with HIV (PLWH). Given the prevalence of hazardous alcohol use (HAU), this study examines the relationship between alcohol consumption and hypertension in PLWH. Including a gender...

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Main Authors: María José Míguez-Burbano, Clery Quiros, John E Lewis, Luis Espinoza, Robert Cook, Allison B Trainor, Erika Richardson, Deshratn Asthana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4260789?pdf=render