Normotensive offspring with non-dipper hypertensive parents have abnormal sleep pattern

Blood Pressure

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-80

  Frisina, N ^a,b   Pedulla M ^a   Mento, G ^a   Morano, E ^a   Lanuzza, B ^a   Buemi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Salita Contino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arousals; Dipper; Microarousals; Non dipper; Normotensive; Offspring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SLEEP;

EID: 0031809236     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080370598437439     Document Type: Article

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