Reflecting on posture

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-657

  Avolio, Alberto ^a   Parati, Gianfranco ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MICROCIRCULATION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDING; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 79952745621     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328345852a     Document Type: Article

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