Retinal arteriolar diameters and elevated blood pressure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-270

  Sharrett, A Richey ^a   Hubbard, Larry D ^b   Cooper, Lawton S ^a   Sorlie, Paul D ^a   Brothers, Rosemary J ^b,d   Nieto, F Javier ^c   Pinsky, Joan L ^a   Klein, Ronald ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ophthalmic Imaging Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Arteriosclerosis; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Microcirculation; Retinal artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIOLE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RETINA ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0033179363     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009997     Document Type: Article

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