Hypertension and 5-Year Mortality among 85-Year-Olds: The Jerusalem Longitudinal Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 759.e1-759.e6

  Jacobs, Jeremy M ^a,b   Stessman, Jochanan ^a,b   Ein Mor, Eliana ^a   Bursztyn, Michael ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Hypertension; Longitudinal cohort study; Mortality; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84866759972     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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