Modifiable Lifestyle and Environmental Risk Factors Affecting the Retinal Microcirculation

Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Serre, Kevin R ^a   Sasongko, Muhammad Bayu ^b,c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors; Retinal microcirculation

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RISK FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICROCIRCULATION; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 84155192394     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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