The treatment of adults with essential hypertension

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 74-80

  Dosh, Steven A ^a  

^a OSF Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative therapy; Biofeedback; Blood pressure; Herbal medicine; Hypertension; Prognosis; Therapy; Transcendental meditation; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; YOGA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036144794     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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