How important is 24-hour control of blood pressure?

Drug Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 243-248

  Morgan, Trefor ^a,b   Anderson, Adrianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CHLORTALIDONE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; FELODIPINE; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029985123     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199615040-00002     Document Type: Review

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