Artery Research
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 119-121 , December 2011

Blood pressure variability and arterial stiffness

  • Michel E. Safar

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCentre de Diagnostic et de Thérapeutique, Hôtel-Dieu, 1, place du Parvis Notre-Dame, 75181 Paris cedex 04, France. Tel.: +33 1 42 34 80 25; fax: +33 1 42 34 86 32.

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PII: S1872-9312(11)00058-5

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2011.10.001

Artery Research
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 119-121 , December 2011

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