The burden of blood pressure: Where are we and where should we go?;Le fardeau de l'hypertension: Le point et l'avenir

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1483-1487

  Hamet, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PERINDOPRIL;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST OF ILLNESS; DIASTOLE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0034491308     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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