Orthostatic Hypotension-Related Hospitalizations in the United States

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 975-980

  Shibao, Cyndya ^a   Grijalva, Carlos G ^a   Raj, Satish R ^a   Biaggioni, Italo ^a   Griffin, Marie R ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Orthostatic hypotension; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448976026     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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