Overtreatment of hypertension in the community?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-425

  Myers, Martin G ^a   Reeves, Richard A ^b   Oh, Paul I ^b   Joyner, Campbell D ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Antihypertensive therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030066518     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(96)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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