Systolic vs diastolic blood pressure and the burden of hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 147-150

  Tin, L L ^a   Beevers, D G ^a   Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure staging; Blood pressure upstaging; Systolic hypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PREDICTION; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAGING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036126032     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001373     Document Type: Note

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