The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Mortality in the Oldest Old
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 49 (4) , 367-374
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49078.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and risk of 6‐year, all‐cause mortality in men and women age 65 to 84 versus those 85 and older. DESIGN: A popula...Keywords
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