The association of educational attainment and SBP among older community-living adults: The Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect and Zest in the Elderly (MOBILIZE) Boston Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1518-1525

  Kiely, Dan K ^a   Gross, Alden L ^a,b   Kim, Dae H ^a,b   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^a,b  

^a Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; education; hypertension; older adults; SBP

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84863814803     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283550fc0     Document Type: Article

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