Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and mortality in relation to age, blood pressure and frailty

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rockwood, Michael R H ^a   Howlett, Susan E ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deficit accumulation; Diastolic blood pressure; OH; Systolic blood pressure; Systolic hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84859839241     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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