Pulse-wave morphology and pulse-wave velocity in healthy human volunteers: Examination conditions

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-394

  Frimodt Moller M ^a   Nielsen, A H ^a   Kamper, A L ^b   Strandgaard, S ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; Meal; Normal subjects; Pulse wave; Reproducibility; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING;

EID: 33747138279     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510600731332     Document Type: Article

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