Blood pressure and cardiovascular risks: Implications of the presence or absence of a nocturnal dip in blood pressure

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-60

  Weir, Matthew R ^a   Blantz, Roland C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037229803     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041552-200301000-00010     Document Type: Review

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