Relationship between blood pressure during middle age and cognitive impairment in old age: The Western Collaborative Group Study

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 241-250

  Swan, Gary E ^a   Carmelli, Dorit ^a   La Rue, Asenath ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0030440705     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825589608256627     Document Type: Article

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