Antihypertensive treatment and cognitive function: Another tempest in a P pot?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1551-1552

  Semplicini, Andrea ^a,b   Inverso, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; EPROSARTAN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NOTE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 51549111874     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328306a72d     Document Type: Editorial

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