Effect of levodopa on orthostatic and postprandial hypotension in elderly Parkinsonian patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2001, Pages

  Mehagnoul Schipper, D J ^a   Boerman, R H ^a   Hoefnagels, W H L ^a   Jansen, R W M M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPERTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

PARKINSONIA;

EID: 0035191744     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/56.12.M749     Document Type: Article

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