Contribution of genes and environment to variation in postural changes in mean arterial and pulse pressure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2319-2325

  Scurrah, Katrina J ^a   Zaloumis, Sophie G ^a   Hopper, John L ^a   Harrap, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Orthostatic; Postural stress; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; HEART OUTPUT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849108322     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283140c89     Document Type: Article

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