Impact of postures on blood pressure in healthy subjects

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 376-380

  Wei, T M ^a   Lu, L C ^a   Ye, X L ^a   Li, S ^a   Wang, Lexin ^b  

^a LISHUI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Healthy subjects; Measurement; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 57849094533     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2008.078     Document Type: Article

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