The prevalence of hypertension in gynaecoid and android obese women

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 619-624

  Guagnano, M T ^a   Pace Palitti, V ^a   Murri, R ^a   Marchione, L ^a   Merlitti, D ^a   Sensi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale 'SS Annunziata'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Android and gynaecoid obesity; Cuff hypertension; Hypertension prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; RISK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0029850557     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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