Influence of age and sex on prevalence of masked hypertension determined from home blood pressure measurements [1]

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-95

  Kawabe, H ^a   Saito, I ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASKED HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING HABIT; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845546513     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002108     Document Type: Letter

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