Does the pulse pressure in people of European, African and South Asian descent differ? A systematic review and meta-analysis of UK data

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 598-609

  Agyemang, C ^a   Bhopal, R ^b   Redekop, W K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BANGLADESH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; EMBASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 34547452192     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002191     Document Type: Review

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