Anemia is associated with the progression of white matter disease in older adults with high blood pressure: The cardiovascular health study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1867-1872

  Inzitari, Marco ^a,c   Studenski, Stephanie ^a   Rosano, Caterina ^b   Zakai, Neil A ^d   Longstreth Jr , William T ^e   Cushman, Mary ^d   Newman, Anne B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anemia; Cerebrovascular disorders; Hypertension; Leukoaraiosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY;

AGED; ANEMIA; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 53149121302     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01950.x     Document Type: Article

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