Individualized selection of antihypertensive drug therapy for older patients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 3 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Black, Henry R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NIFEDIPINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CHOICE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031969927     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(98)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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