'Inappropriate' physician habits in prescribing oral nifedipine capsules in hospitalized patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 10 I, 1996, Pages 1035-1039

  Rehman, F ^a   Mansoor, G A ^a   White, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antihypertensive therapy; hypertension; hypertensive emergencies; nifedipine; urgencies

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029904998     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(96)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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