Intensive vs standard blood pressure control for older adults

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 316, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 1921-

  Kim, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERTENSION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84995804494     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14909     Document Type: Letter

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