The relation of hypertension to cognitive function

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Waldstein, Shari R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Brain; Cognitive function; Hypertension; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038307363     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01212     Document Type: Article

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