Obesity in hypertension: Effects on prognosis and treatment

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Kaplan, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MORBIDITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SODIUM RETENTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031931743     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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