The impact of JNC-VI guidelines on treatment recommendations in the US population

Hypertension

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 897-902

  Muntner, Paul ^a   He, Jiang ^a   Roccella, Edward J ^a   Whelton, Paul K ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug therapy; Guidelines; Lifestyle; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036241009     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000013862.13962.1D     Document Type: Article

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