Isolated systolic hypertension - Epidemiology and impact in clinical practice;Hipertensão sistólica isolada: Epidemiologia e impacto na prática clínica

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-23

  Rocha, Evangelista ^a,b   Mello e Silva, Alberto ^a   Gouveia Oliveira, A ^a   Nogueira, Paulo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Categories grades of hypertension; Clinical practice; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Isolated systolic hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PORTUGAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037241576     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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