Autonomic reactivity to cold pressor test in prehypertensive and hypertensive medical students

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-252

  Farah, Khaliq ^a   Keshav, Gupta ^a   Pawan, Singh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomic reactivity; Blood pressure; Cold pressor test prehypertensive; Hypertensive; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC STRESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREHYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PREHYPERTENSION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857265527     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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