Higher blood pressure associated with higher cognition and functionality among centenarians in Australia

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-303

  Richmond, Robyn ^a,b   Law, Jenaleen ^b   Kay Lambkin, Frances ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; centenarians; cholesterol; hypercholesterolaemia; hypertension; very old

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 79951673354     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.236     Document Type: Article

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