Electrolytes are associated with blood pressure at old age: The Rotterdam Study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 421-423

  Geleijnse, J M ^a   Witteman, J C M ^a   Hofman, A ^a   Grobbee, D E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Old age; Population study; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROLYTE EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; SENESCENCE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030861838     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000458     Document Type: Article

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