Blood pressure and lower limb function in older persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 839-843

  Shah, Raj C ^a,b   Wilson, Robert S ^a,b   Bienias, Julia L ^b,c   Arvanitakis, Zoe ^a,b   Evans, Denis A ^b,c   Bennett, David A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33747493118     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.8.839     Document Type: Article

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