Blood pressure and rhinitis in adults: Results of the MONICA/KORA-study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 889-892

  Heinrich, Joachim ^a   Döring, Angela ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; ECRHS; MONICA; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 2542465912     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200405000-00008     Document Type: Article

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