Incidence of myocardial infarction in elderly men being treated with antihypertensive drugs: Population based cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7055, 1996, Pages 457-461

  Merlo, Juan ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^b   Liedholm, Hans ^a   Hedblad, Bo ^a   Lindberg, Gunnar ^b   Lindblad, Ulf ^c   Isacsson, Sven Olof ^a   Melander, Arne ^b   Råstam, Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^c Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029777482     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7055.457     Document Type: Article

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