A study of orthostatic hypotension in late-life depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 996-999

  Richardson, Jonathan ^a   Kerr, Simon R J ^a   Shaw, Fiona ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a   O'Brien, John T ^a   Thomas, Alan J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Depression; Late life; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 70350534555     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b4bf35     Document Type: Article

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