Postural hypotension and dizziness in a general aged population: A four- year follow-up of the Helsinki Aging Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 809-814

  Tilvis, Reijo S ^a   Hakala, Suvi Marja ^a   Valvanne, Jaakko ^a   Erkinjuntti, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029893305     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb03738.x     Document Type: Article

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