Aging and arterial structure-function relations

Advances in Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2007, Pages 19-34

  Izzo Jr , Joseph L ^a,c   Mitchell, Gary F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGING; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33751094030     PISSN: 00652326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000096701     Document Type: Review

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