Association between the serum anion gap and blood pressure among patients at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-125

  Forman, J P ^a   Rifas Shiman, S L ^b   Taylor, E N ^a   Lane, K ^b   Gillman, M W ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; SODIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ACIDS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38349175082     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002286     Document Type: Article

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