A synoptic approach to weather conditions discloses a relationship with ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensives

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 748-752

  Morabito, Marco ^a   Crisci, Alfonso ^b   Orlandini, Simone ^a   Maracchi, Giampiero ^b   Gensini, Gian F ^a   Modesti, Pietro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMETEOROLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEATHER;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 46249104234     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.177     Document Type: Article

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