Age-related changes in stroke risk in men with hypertension and normal blood pressure

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 819-824

  Curb, J David ^a,b   Abbott, Robert D ^b,d   MacLean, Charles J ^b,e   Rodriguez, Beatriz L ^a,b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b,f   Sharp, Dan S ^b,f   Ross, G Webster ^b,c   Yano, Katsuhiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Honolulu Dept of Veteran's Affairs   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; hypertension; risk factors; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0029947509     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.5.819     Document Type: Article

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