Are hot tubs safe for people with treated hypertension?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1265-1268

  Shin, Tae Won ^a,b   Wilson, Merne ^a   Wilson, Thomas W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0346334655     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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