The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 509-514 , June 2008

Sex Differences in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

  • Iddo Z. Ben-Dov, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Iddo Ben-Dov, MD, MSc, Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem, Israel 91120.
    • ,
  • Judith Mekler, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Scopus Campus, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
    • ,
  • Michael Bursztyn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Scopus Campus, Hadassah – Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

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 This study was supported in part by a research prize from the Israel Society of Hypertension.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00191-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.019

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 509-514 , June 2008

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