Late-life depression is associated with arterial stiffness: A population-based study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1105-1110

  Tiemeier, Henning ^b   Breteler, Monique M B ^b   Van Popele, Nicole M ^b   Hofman, Albert ^a   Witteman, Jacqueline C M ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0042522856     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51359.x     Document Type: Article

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