A longitudinal study of blood pressure in relation to performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 486-493

  Elias, Merrill F ^a,d   Robbins, Michael A ^a   Elias, Penelope K ^b   Streeten, David H P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Boston University

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Longitudinal study; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031740789     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.17.6.486     Document Type: Article

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