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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 21, 1995 - Issue 4
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Blood pressure, hypertension, and age as risk factors for poor cognitive performance

Penelope Kelly Elias Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
,
Ralph B. D'Agostino Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
,
Merrill F. Elias University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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Philip A. Wolf Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 393-417 | Received 20 Mar 1995, Accepted 26 May 1995, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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