Measures of vascular reactivity: Prognostic crystal ball or Pandora's box?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-399

  Minson, Christopher T ^a   Green, Daniel J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCULATION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; VASODILATATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 53449101377     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90741.2008     Document Type: Editorial

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