Measuring and defining orthostatic hypotension in the older person

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 168-170

  Frith, James ^a,b   Newton, Julia L ^a,b   Parry, Steve W ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84896735407     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft213     Document Type: Editorial

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