Arterial blood pressure in adult Nigerians with sickle cell anemia

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-331

  Oguanobi, N I ^a   Onwubere, B J C ^a   Ibegbulam, O G ^a   Ike, S O ^a   Anisiuba, B C ^a   Ejim, E C ^a   Agwu, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Sickle cell anemia; Steady state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PULSE RATE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STEADY STATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 78049448652     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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