Secondary hypertension in the elderly

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 603-606

  Januszewicz, W ^a,b   Chodakowska, J ^a   Styczynski G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Centralny Szpital Kliniczny   (Poland)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Pheochromocytoma; Renovascular hypertension; Secondary hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031697241     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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