Results of antihypertensive treatment trials in the elderly

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-48

  Leonetti, Gastone ^a   Zanchetti, Alberto ^a  

^a Instituto Scientifico Ospedale S Luca   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FELODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISRADIPINE; LISINOPRIL; METHYLDOPA; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PINDOLOL; TRIAMTERENE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG CHOICE; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036141319     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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