Disaster hypertension-Its characteristics, mechanism, and management

Circulation Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 553-562

  Kario, Kazuomi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Circadian rhythm; Disasters; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISASTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARTHQUAKE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALT INTAKE; SLEEP QUALITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVOR; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THROMBOPHILIA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISASTERS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84857621180     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-11-1510     Document Type: Review

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