Older age group in pregnancy is associated with increased arterial stiffness

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Salmi, A A ^a   Nor Aliza, A G ^a   Nik Zaki, N M ^a   Wong, A R ^a   Rasool, A H G ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Age; Arterial stiffness; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PULSE WAVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 77958057524     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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