Microalbuminuria is associated with a worse cardiovascular risk profile and target organ damage in essential hypertension

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 119, Issue , 1996, Pages 115-120

  Pontremoli, Roberto ^a   Sofia, Antonella ^a   Tirotta, Angelito ^a   Ravera, Maura ^a   Nicolella, Clizia ^a   Viazzi, Francesca ^a   Magnasco, Alberto ^a   Del Sette, Massimo ^a   Martinoli, Carlo ^b   Deferrari, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ALBUMINURIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ALBUMINURIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18844475980     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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