Should primary care patients be screened for orthostatic hypotension?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 547-552

  Hale, Wayne A ^a,b   Chambliss, M Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCHS Family Practice Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Hip fractures; Hypotension, orthostatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033160251     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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