No relevant seasonal influences on office and ambulatory blood pressure: Data from a study in borderline hypertensive primary care patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 602-605

  Brueren, M M ^a   Schouten, B J ^b   Schouten, H J A ^b   Van Weel, C ^b   De Leeuw, P W ^b   Van Ree, J W ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Mild hypertension; Office blood pressure; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0031812705     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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