Controlling isolated systolic hypertension: No time to be complacent

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 95-110

  Pentz, William H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0032928107     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1999.05.1.733     Document Type: Conference Paper

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