Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial on prevention of stroke in isolated systolic hypertension

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1197-1208

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Author keywords

Drug treatment; Prevention; Stroke; Systolic hypertension; Total mortality Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CHLORTALIDONE; RESERPINE;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024263819     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(88)90024-8     Document Type: Article

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