Essential hypertension is associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae but not Epstein-Barr antibodies [2]

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 10 I, 2002, Pages 924-926

  Pitiriga, Vassiliki C H ^a   Kotsis, Vasilios T H ^a   Alexandrou, Maria Eleni K ^a   Petrocheilou Paschou, Vassiliky D ^a   Zakopoulou, Roubini N ^a   Zakopoulos, Nikos A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036795724     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03025-X     Document Type: Letter

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