A. U. Ferrari

Foreword The twelfth volume in this series is on 'Hypertension in The Elderly', i.e. in people over 60 years of age. The concept of the Handbook of Hypertension developed in the late 1970s from a widespread feeling that the diversity of interests and inputs into hypertension research did not...

t Preface i fe' Hypertension is a common condition that has adverse effects on a number of organ systems and contributes to many diseases. This makes hypertension of interest to physicians working in a variety of clinical fields, and is one of the many reasons that there has been such...