Change in blood pressure in the age interval 70-90. Late blood pressure peak related to longer survival

Blood Pressure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 206-212

  Lernfelt, Bodil ^a   Svanborg, Alvar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood pressure; Elderly; Longitudinal population study; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036378816     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050213759     Document Type: Article

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