Relative influence of menopausal status, age, and body mass index on blood pressure

Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 976-979

  Portaluppi, Francesco ^a   Pansini, Francesco ^b   Manfredini, Roberto ^b   Mollica, Gioacchino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

age; blood pressure; body mass index; spontaneous menopause; surgical menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031001923     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.29.4.976     Document Type: Article

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