Dietary magnesium intake and blood pressure: A qualitative overview of the observational studies

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 447-453

  Mizushima, S ^a,b   Cappuccio, F P ^c,d   Nichols, R ^a   Elliott, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Magnesium; Observational study; Review

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031877990     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000641     Document Type: Article

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