Prevalence of hypertension in acromegalic patients: Clinical measurement versus 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-152

  Minniti, G ^a,c   Moroni, C ^a   Jaffrain Rea, M L ^b   Bondanini, F ^a   Gulino, A ^b   Cassone, R ^a   Tamburrano, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031889123     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.3611177.x     Document Type: Article

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