Five-Year Findings of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program:Reduction in Mortality of Persons With High Blood Pressure, Including Mild Hypertension

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-166

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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0031558931     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03540260071040     Document Type: Article

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