BLOOD PRESSURE IN WHITE PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE
Authors: A M MASTER, R P LASSER, H L JAFFE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 February 1958BLOOD PRESSURE IN WHITE PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGEARTHUR M. MASTER, F.A.C.P., RICHARD P. LASSER, HARRY L. JAFFEARTHUR M. MASTER, F.A.C.P., RICHARD P. LASSER, HARRY L. JAFFEAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-2-284 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLittle has hitherto been known concerning the range of the blood pressure in "healthy" older people. Analysis of the studies previously made1 has revealed that the conclusions had been based neither on an adequate number nor on a representative sampling of subjects. The findings frequently were not subdivided according to detailed age groups. The presence or absence of cardiovascular disease had often not been considered. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication June 12, 1957.From the Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Arthur M. Master, M.D., 125 East Seventy-second Street, New York 21, N. Y. 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A Clinico-Pathological Study of 263 Cases with Special Reference to Cardiovascular Diseases and Cerebral AtherosclerosisHypertonieHypertonie 1 February 1958Volume 48, Issue 2Page: 284-299KeywordsAge groupsAntihypertensive drug therapyBlood pressureCardiovascular diseasesCaucasian peopleHeartHospital medicineThoraxVeteran care ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...