Arterial hypotension: Prevalence of low blood pressure in the general population using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Owens, P E ^a   Lyons, S P ^a   O'Brien, E T ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Hypotension; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034115660     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000973     Document Type: Article

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