The relationship between renal cortical volume and predisposition to hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 8 I, 1996, Pages 779-786

  Flickinger, Allen L ^a,d   Lerman, Lilach O ^b   Sheedy II, Patrick F ^b   Turner, Stephen T ^c  

^a Division of Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^c Nfavo Clinic and Foundation   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron beam computed tomography; Essential hypertension; Family history; Renal volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY SIZE; MALE; NEPHRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029764571     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(96)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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