Reassessing normal blood pressure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7617, 2007, Pages 408-409

  Nash, Ira S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548488697     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39310.540683.80     Document Type: Editorial

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