Endothelial function and outdoor temperature

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 407-410

  Nawrot, Tim S ^a,d   Staessen, Jan A ^a   Fagard, Robert H ^a   Van Bortel, Luc M ^b   Struijker Boudier, Harry A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Endothelium; Epidemiology; Heat waves; Outdoor temperature; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VASODILATATION;

EID: 21244498630     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-1068-x     Document Type: Article

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