Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , February 2009

Assessment of pulse wave velocity

  • Pierre Boutouyrie

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Marie Briet

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Cédric Collin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Sebastian Vermeersch

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Bruno Pannier

      Affiliations

    • Medicine Department, Manhes Hospital, Fleury-Merogis, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris, France

Received 29 September 2008 ,Revised 10 November 2008 ,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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PII: S1872-9312(08)00519-X

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2008.11.002

Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8 , February 2009

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