Evaluation of the effect of systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure on cognitive function: The women's health and aging study II

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Yasar, Sevil ^a   Ko, Jean Y ^b   Nothelle, Stephanie ^c   Mielke, Michelle M ^a,d   Carlson, Michelle C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SYSTOLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 83055173260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027976     Document Type: Article

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