Blood pressure in centenarians in Poland

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 713-716

  Zyczkowska, J ^a   Klich Raczka, A ^a   Mossakowska, M ^b   Gasowski, J ^a   Wieczorowska Tobis, K ^c   Grodzicki, T ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Centenarians; Population study; Very old

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; MERCURY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POLAND; PREVALENCE; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLAND; PREVALENCE;

EID: 5644268206     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001728     Document Type: Article

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