The effects of aging and radiation exposure on blood pressure levels of atomic bomb survivors

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 974-981

  Sasaki, Hideo ^a,b   Wong, F Lennie ^a   Yamada, Michiko ^a   Kodama, Kazunori ^a,c  

^a RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^b Atom B Cas Cncl Hlth Prom Ctr   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood pressure; Longitudinal study; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR WARFARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0036819147     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(02)00439-0     Document Type: Article

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