Discontinuation of Antihypertensive Treatment in Elderly Patients and Cognitive Function-Reply.

JAMA Intern Med

Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands2Department of Psychiatry, CAPRI-University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Published: March 2016

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