Review: Retinal vascular caliber and the development of hypertension: A meta-analysis of individual participant data

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-215

  Ding, Jie ^a,b   Wai, Khin Lay ^b   McGeechan, Kevin ^c   Ikram, M Kamran ^a,b,d   Kawasaki, Ryo ^e   Xie, Jing ^e   Klein, Ronald ^f   Klein, Barbara B K ^f   Cotch, Mary Frances ^g   Wang, Jie Jin ^e,h   Mitchell, Paul ^h   Shaw, Jonathan E ⁱ   Takamasa, Kayama ^j   Sharrett, A Richey ^k   Wong, Tien Y ^a,b,d  

^a SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^j YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

hypertension; meta analysis; microvascular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; MICROVASCULATURE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MICROVESSELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893001798     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32836586f4     Document Type: Review

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