Arterial stiffness and pulse contour analysis: An age old concept revisited

Clinical Science

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 379-380

  Cockcroft, John R ^a   Wilkinson, Ian B ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGIDITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0036797912     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs1030379     Document Type: Note

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