Predominance of isolated systolic hypertension among middle-aged and elderly US hypertensiv̊es: Analysis based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 869-874

  Franklin, Stanley S ^a   Jacobs, Milagros J ^a   Wong, Nathan D ^a   L'Italien, Gilbert J ^b   Lapuerta, Pablo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Clinical trials; Hypertension, essential; Hypertension, systolic, isolated

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035105181     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.3.869     Document Type: Article

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