Loneliness as a risk factor for hypertension in later life

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 696-710

  Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi ^a   Hamid, Tengku Aizan ^a   Yusoff, Suraya ^b   Ibrahim, Rahimah ^a   Chai, Sen Tyng ^a   Yahaya, Nurizan ^a   Abdullah, Siti Suhailah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Sultan Ismail   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

aged; hypertension; loneliness; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONELINESS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONELINESS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860305157     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311431305     Document Type: Article

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