Gender differences in the relation of hypertension to cognitive function in older adults

Neurological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 502-506

  Waldstein, Shari R ^a,b,c   Katzel, Leslie I ^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; Cognitive function; Gender differences; Hypertension; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COGNITION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BALTIMORE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042851612     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164104225016173     Document Type: Article

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