Pulse pressure and resistance artery structure in the elderly

Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 301-306

  James, Martin A ^a   Watt, Pamela A C ^b   Potter, John F ^a   Thurston, Herbert ^b   Swales, John D ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood pressure monitoring; blood vessels; hypertension, essential; pulse; vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN BIOPSY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0029089720     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.26.2.301     Document Type: Article

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