Blood pressure changes at the Dead Sea (a low altitude area)

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 551-555

  Paran, E ^a   Neuman, L ^b   Sukenik, S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; BP changes; Dead Sea; Mineral water immersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAFETY; SPA TREATMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031664007     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000663     Document Type: Article

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