Hypertension in very old subjects

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 917-925

  Forette, Bernard ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypertension; Longevity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032811749     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909061020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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