Drug Treatment—Antihypertensive Drugs—The Present Role of Beta Blockers and Alpha Blockers

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 42130, 1999, Pages 815-821

  Reid, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alpha blockers; antihypertensive drugs; beta blockers; morbidity; mortality

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DOXAZOSIN; LABETALOL; METOPROLOL;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032769664     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909061011     Document Type: Article

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