Rhinitis and Blood Pressure in Adults

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1243-1245

  Heinrich, Joachim ^a   Topp, Rebekka ^b   Brasche, Sabine ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; ECRHS; Hypertension; MONICA; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0242721201     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200304-525OC     Document Type: Article

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