Blood pressure response to cold pressor test in siblings of hypertensives

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-458

  Rajashekar, R K ^a,b   Niveditha, Yeruva ^a   Ghosh, Sumitabha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cold pressor test; Hyperreactor; Hypertension; Normoreactor; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESSURE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 0141813490     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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