Management of hypertension by general practitioners: An Italian observational study

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 122-130

  Mazzeo, F ^a   Motola, G ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Russo, F ^a   Vitelli, M R ^a   Capuano, A ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Filippelli, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drug; General practitioners; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMILORIDE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENAZEPRIL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; CILAZAPRIL; DELAPRIL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; FELODIPINE; FOSINOPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; LISINOPRIL; MANIDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; QUINAPRIL; RAMIPRIL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; EDEMA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0034843385     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850300     Document Type: Article

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