The changing face of hypertension: Is systolic blood pressure the final answer?

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 506-508

  Deedwania, Prakash C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036190541     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.5.506     Document Type: Editorial

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