Do geomagnetic disturbances of solar origin affect arterial blood pressure?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 749-754

  Ghione, S ^a   Mezzasalma, L ^a   Del Seppia, C ^a   Papi, F ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Arterial blood pressure monitoring; Geomagnetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031764443     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000708     Document Type: Article

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