Hypertension in the elderly

The Lancet

Volumn 344, Issue 8920, 1994, Pages 447-450

  Bennet, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GUANETHIDINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0027994495     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91773-6     Document Type: Article

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