Many factors can affect the prevalence of hypertension in obese patients: Role of cuff size and type of obesity

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-27

  Guagnano, M T ^a   Pace Palitti, V ^a   Murri, R ^a   Marchione, L ^a   Merlitti, D ^a   Sensi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Clinica Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension epidemiology; Obesity complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOTYPE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 2542527785     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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