Aortic stiffness in children of parents with hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-226

  Dernellis, J ^a   Panaretou, M ^a  

^a Vostanion Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33745901076     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001966     Document Type: Article

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