Blood pressure as a predictor of cardiovascular events in the elderly: The William Hale research program

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 392-397

  Masley, Steven C ^a,b   Phillips, S E ^c   Schocken, D D ^b  

^a St Anthony's Health Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Elderly; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33646836118     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002002     Document Type: Article

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