Straight versus tortuous retinal arteries in relation to blood pressure and genetics

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1055-1060

  Taarnhoj N C B B ^a,b   Munch, I C ^a   Sander, B ^a   Kessel, L ^a   Hougaard, J L ^a   Kyvik, K ^c   Sorensen T I A ^d   Larsen, M ^a,e  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^e National Eye Clinic for the Visually Impaired Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 49049106329     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.134593     Document Type: Article

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