Diuretic downsides - But in low doses they still seem among the best authenticated antihypertensives

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 407-409

  Opie, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cholesterol; Diuretics; Hypertension; Low dose

Indexed keywords

CHLORTALIDONE; CHOLESTEROL; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIURETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033837880     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007864216398     Document Type: Review

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