Blood pressure control for the hypertensive patient: What can we do better?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 7 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Sever, Peter S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0030806220     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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