Wearing an abdominal belt increases diastolic blood pressure

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 925-927

  Rafacz, Wade ^a   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SEATBELT; STROKE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0029737491     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199609000-00016     Document Type: Article

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