Genome scans for hypertension and blood pressure regulation

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Samani, Nilesh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; EDITORIAL; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0037305164     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03244-2     Document Type: Editorial

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