Haemorheological and fibrinolytic activity in hypertensive Nigerians

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 415-420

  Aigbe, A ^a   Famodu, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA;

FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIGERIA; SERUM GLOBULINS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033510753     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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