Choosing a first-line drug in the management of elevated blood pressure: What is the evidence? 2: β-Blockers

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-192

  Wright, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LABETALOL; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; NADOLOL; OXPRENOLOL; PINDOLOL; PLACEBO; POLYSORBATE 80; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS BRADYCARDIA;

EID: 0034713760     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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