Hypertension in elderly persons: Its prevalence and associated cardiovascular risk factors in Tainan City, Southern Taiwan

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages

  Lu, F H ^a   Tang, S J ^a   Wu, J S ^a   Yang, Y C ^a   Chang, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 0034536506     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.8.M463     Document Type: Article

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