A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Three Antihypertensive Agents on Blood Pressure Control and Quality of Life in Older Women

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 1817-1823

  Applegate, William B ^a   Phillips, Harry L ^b   Schnaper, Harold ^c   Shepherd, Alexander M M ^d   Schocken, Douglas ^e   Luhr, Judith Challop ^h   Koch, Gary G ^f   Park, Glen D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbiana ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g Marion Merrell Dow Inc   (United States)

^h Private practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DILTIAZEM; ENALAPRIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION;

AGED; ATENOLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILTIAZEM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026009272     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1991.00400090099018     Document Type: Article

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