Maternal Physical Activity Is Associated With Improved Blood Pressure Regulation During Late Pregnancy

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 485-491

  Sobierajski, Frances M ^a,b   Purdy, Graeme M ^a   Usselman, Charlotte W ^a   Skow, Rachel J ^a   James, Marina A ^a   Chari, Radha S ^a,b   Khurana, Rshmi ^a   Stickland, Michael K ^a   Davidge, Sandra T ^a   Devolin, Maureen ^c   Steinback, Craig D ^a   Davenport, Margie H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; EXERCISE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85044130723     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.01.021     Document Type: Article

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