Open AccessPrevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Treatment of Hypertension in Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Author(s) -
Giovanni Gambassi,
Kate L. Lapane,
Antonio Sgadari,
Francesco Landi,
Pierugo Carbonin,
Anne L. Hume,
Lewis A. Lipsitz,
Vincent Mor,
Roberto Bernabei
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.21.2377
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , heart failure , confounding
Hypertension is prevalent in the elderly, but an information gap remains regarding the old, frail, individuals with complex conditions living in long-term care.