Methodological quality of meta-analyses on the blood pressure response to exercise: A review

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 706-723

  Johnson, Blair T ^a   MacDonald, Hayley V ^a   Bruneau, Michael L ^c   Goldsby, Tashauna U ^a,b   Brown, Justin C ^d   Huedo Medina, Tania B ^a   Pescatello, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Methodological quality; Physical activity; Research synthesis

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; DATA EXTRACTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); FACTUAL DATABASE; HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84896316735     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000097     Document Type: Review

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