Association of angiotensin converting enzyme activity and arterial blood pressure in a population-based sample

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 571-575

  Schunkert, Heribert ^a   Hense, Hans Werner ^b,c   Muscholl, Michael ^a   Luchner, Andreas ^a   Riegger, Günter A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Blood pressure; Body mass index

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029998398     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199605000-00005     Document Type: Article

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