A meta-analysis of outcome trials in elderly hypertensives

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1103-1109

  Thijs, Lutgarde ^a   Fagard, Robert ^a   Lijnen, Paul ^a   Staessen, Jan ^a   Hoof, Roger Van ^a   Amery, Antoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive treatment; Elderly; Meta analysis; Mortality; Outcome trial

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CLONIDINE; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; METHYLDOPA; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PINDOLOL; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; TRIAMTERENE; TRICHLORMETHIAZIDE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGE; MORTALITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0026470265     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199210000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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