The relationship between pulse pressure and leukoaraiosis in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 206-209

  Kim, Seung Hee ^a   Shim, Jae Yong ^a   Lee, Hye Ree ^a   Na, Ha Young ^a   Lee, Yong Jae ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Leukoaraiosis; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80054921105     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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