Effect of variation in envrionmental temperature on blood pressure: Is it important?

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Chifamba, J ^a   Mufunda, J ^a,c   Sigola, L B ^a   Matenga, J A ^a   Sparks, H V ^b  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIASTOLE; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE; SYSTOLE; TEMPERATURE; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIASTOLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; SYSTOLE; TEMPERATURE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031991166     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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