Age-dependent association of alcohol drinking with pulse pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 971-975

  Wakabayashi, Ichiro ^a,b  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol; Atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER;

EID: 34147213558     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280895b69     Document Type: Article

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