Serum calcium levels in patients with essential hypertension and their first degree relatives

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-23

  Sudhakar, K ^a   Sujatha, M ^a   Babu, S Ramesh ^a   Padmavathi, P ^a   Reddy, P P ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

First degree relatives; Hypertension; Serum calcium; Vascular tone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELATIVE;

EID: 1342322941     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872383     Document Type: Article

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