Hypertension in the elderly: An update on treatment results and recommendations a position paper from the council on geriatric cardiology

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 42-50

  Gifford Jr , Ray W ^a   Moser, Marvin ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030925601     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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