The treatment of hypertension in people with dementia: A systematic review of observational studies

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Welsh, Tomas J ^a   Gladman, John R ^a   Gordon, Adam L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; Dementia; Hypertension; Systematic review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893683482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-19     Document Type: Review

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