Overenthusiastic stroke risk factor modification in the over-80s: Are we being disingenuous to ourselves, and to our oldest patients?

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 121-122

  Byatt, Kit ^a  

^a HEREFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGE; AGED; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84905898646     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101646     Document Type: Short Survey

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