Vitamin C status and blood pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Ness, Andrew R ^a   Khaw, Kay Tee ^b   Bingham, Sheila ^c   Day, Nick E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diastolic blood pressure; Systolic blood pressure; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0029898318     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199604000-00014     Document Type: Article

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