Grade III or grade IV hypertensive retinopathy with severely elevated blood pressure

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 529-534

  Henderson, Amanda D ^a   Biousse, Valérie ^a   Newman, Nancy J ^a   Lamirel, Cédric ^a   Wright, David W ^a   Bruce, Beau B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84872740908     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.10.6755     Document Type: Article

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