The renaissance of the retinal microvascular network assessment in hypertension: New challenges

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1289-1291

  Grassi, Guido ^a   Schmieder, Roland E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79958746281     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283481a4a     Document Type: Review

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