The degree and timing of orthostatic blood pressure changes in relation to falls in nursing home residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Maurer, Mathew S ^a   Cohen, Samantha ^a   Cheng, Huai ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Nursing home; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; HOME FOR THE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4143056051     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70128-0     Document Type: Article

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