Lack of influence of menopause on blood pressure and cardiovascular risk profile: A 16-year longitudinal study concerning a cohort of 568 women

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 729-736

  Casiglia, Edoardo ^a   D'Este, Daniele ^b   Ginocchio, Giuliana ^a   Colangeli, Giovanna ^a   Onesto, Caterina ^a   Tramontin, Paolo ^a   Ambrosio, Giovanni B ^c   Pessina, Achille C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Mirano   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Venice   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Epidemiology; Menopause; Risk; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0029948528     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199606000-00008     Document Type: Article

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