There is a non-linear relationship between mortality and blood pressure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 1635-1638

  Port, S ^a   Garfinkel, A ^a   Boyle, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0033788027     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2227     Document Type: Review

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