Determinants of arterial stiffness in an apparently healthy population over 60 years

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 749-756

  Alecu, C ^a,d   Gueguen, R ^b   Aubry, C ^b   Salvi, P ^c   Perret Guillaume, C ^a   Ducrocq, X ^a   Vespignani, H ^a   Benetos, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FRANCE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PULSE WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY; VOLUNTEER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; SEX FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33748923834     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002072     Document Type: Article

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