Association of vascular health and neurocognitive performance in overweight adults with high blood pressure

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 559-566

  Smith, Patrick J ^a   Blumenthal, James A ^a   Babyak, Michael A ^a   Hinderliter, Alan ^b   Sherwood, Andrew ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Hypertension; Intima medial thickness; Neurocognition; Vascular health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OVERWEIGHT; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 79958121743     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.537648     Document Type: Article

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