An objective method to estimate the severity of Raynaud phenomenon: Digital blood pressure response to cooling

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-113

  Maricq, Hildegard R ^a   Valter, Ivo ^a   Maricq, John G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attack frequency; Digital blood pressure; Raynaud phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COOLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031725810     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358836x9800300204     Document Type: Article

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