Diastolic blood pressure is related to urinary sodium excretion in hypertensive Chinese patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-168

  Cheung, B M Y ^a,b   Ho, S P C ^a   Cheung, A H K ^a   Lau, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034051149     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/93.3.163     Document Type: Article

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