Is the cognitive function of older patients affected by antihypertensive treatment? Results from 54 months of the Medical Research Council's treatment trial of hypertension in older adults

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7034, 1996, Pages 801-805

  Prince, Martin J ^a   Bird, Anne S ^b   Blizard, Robert A ^b   Mann, Anthony H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0029988543     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7034.801     Document Type: Article

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