Treatment of hypertensive children with amlodipine

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1061-1066

  Flynn, Joseph T ^a,b   Smoyer, William E ^a   Bunchman, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Pediatric Nephrology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Blood pressure control; Children; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; LEG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0033819204     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(00)00278-8     Document Type: Article

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