Antihypertensive drug therapy the effect of JNC criteria on prescribing patterns and patient status through the first year

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 413-418

  Alderman, Michael H ^a   Madhavan, Shantha ^a   Cohen, Hillel ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drug therapy; Calcium channel blockers; Jnc criteria

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029902998     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(95)00438-6     Document Type: Article

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