Wide pulse pressure is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in Puerto Rican men

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-78

  García Palmieri, Mario R ^a   Crespo, Carlos J ^b,e   Gee, Daniel Mc ^c   Sempos, Christopher ^b   Smit, Ellen ^b   Sorlie, Paul D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERTO RICO; PULSE PRESSURE; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 17444383501     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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