Preventive cardiovascular care for older people: Fundamental for healthy ageing?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 675-676

  Hill, Kate Mary ^a   Bara, Ana Claudia ^a   Davidson, Susan ^b   House, Allan O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b AGE UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETIREMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGEISM; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84887100693     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft147     Document Type: Editorial

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