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Pulse pressure correlates poorly with basilar artery diameter in community-dwelling older adults: The Atahualpa Project
Oscar H Del Brutto,
Robertino M Mera,
Aldo F Costa,
Victor J Del Brutto,
Oscar H Del Brutto
School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo – Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Search for more papers by this authorRobertino M Mera
University of Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAldo F Costa
School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo – Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Search for more papers by this authorVictor J Del Brutto
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Search for more papers by this authorOscar H Del Brutto,
Robertino M Mera,
Aldo F Costa,
Victor J Del Brutto,
Oscar H Del Brutto
School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo – Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Search for more papers by this authorRobertino M Mera
University of Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAldo F Costa
School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo – Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Search for more papers by this authorVictor J Del Brutto
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 March 2018
No abstract is available for this article.
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