Is there any association between mild hypertension and hot flash experience among women?

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-414

  Erkal, N ^a   Caglar M ^a   Sahillioglu, B ^b   Gulerman, C ^a   Guray, Y ^c   Korkmaz, S ^c  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Heart rate variability; Hot flashes; Hypertension; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT SWEAT; PULSE PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905370689     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12891/ceog17132014     Document Type: Article

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