Blood pressure and menopausal transition: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study (1987-95)

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  Luoto, Riitta ^a,b   Sharrett, A Richey ^a   Schreiner, Pamela ^c   Sorlie, Paul D ^a   Arnett, Donna ^c   Ephross, Sara ^d,e  

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

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Ethnicity; Hypertension; Menopause; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033983504     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018010-00005     Document Type: Article

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