Difference in pulse transit time between populations: A comparison between Caucasian and Chinese children in Australia

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-166

  Foo, J Y A ^a   Lim, C S ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arterial distensibility; Paediatrics; Photoplethysmography; Pre ejection period; Pulse transit time

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

ARTERIAL DISTENSIBILITY; PAEDIATRICS; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRE-EJECTION PERIOD; PULSE TRANSIT TIME; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSE TRANSIT TIME; PULSE WAVE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39749180861     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600632694     Document Type: Article

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