Use of oral contraceptives and arterial stiffness

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2042-2044

  Sandoval, Yessica Haydee G ^a   Yu, Alice ^a   Daskalopoulou, Stella S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; DRUG SAFETY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; ARTERY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NOTE;

ARTERIES; COMPLIANCE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84855990759     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834b6247     Document Type: Letter

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