Sir James black and propranolol the role of the basic sciences in the history of cardiovascular pharmacology

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 336-342

  Stapleton, Melanie P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

18th cent; 20th cent; 9th cent; Angina pectoris drug therapy; Black j; History of medicine; Modern; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ART; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CARDIOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHARMACOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGINA PECTORIS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CARDIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY; PORTRAITS; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 0031299860     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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