Age determines vascular reactivity as measured by optical rhinometry

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1010-1016

  Tillmann, H C ^a   Laske, A ^b   Bernasconi, C ^c   Stuck, B A ^a  

^a Swiss Bureau   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Limites Research AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Optical rhinometry; Pathophysiology; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDONASAL PERFUSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; OPTICAL RHINOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERFUSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349974870     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02201.x     Document Type: Article

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