Stopping drug treatment of hypertension: Experience in 18 British general practices

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 449, 1999, Pages 977-980

  Aylett, Malcolm ^a   Creighton, Paul ^a   Jachuck, Sanjeebit ^a   Newrick, David ^a   Evans, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medication; Britain; General practice; Hypertension; Medication withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; RELAPSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033429667     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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