Pattern of salt taste perception and blood pressure in normotensive offspring of hypertensive and diabetic patients

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 249-251

  Okoro, E O ^a   Oyejola, B A ^a   Jolayemi, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASTE ACUITY;

EID: 0036588417     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.249     Document Type: Article

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