Ageing and the cardiovascular system

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 412-419

  Ribera Casado, J M ^a  

^a Hospital St Carlos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disorders; Function; Morphology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART OUTPUT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0033402792     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003910050138     Document Type: Conference Paper

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