Dietary phytoestrogens and vascular function in postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1381-1388

  Kreijkamp Kaspers, Sanne ^a   Kok, Linda ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diet phytoestrogens; Endothelial function; Isoflavones; Lignans

Indexed keywords

ISOFLAVONE; LIGNAN; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 3042831481     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000125435.28861.d2     Document Type: Article

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