Effect of doxazosin on arterial elasticity: Functional versus structural changes

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1105-1108

  Bratteli, Chris W ^a   Glasser, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXAZOSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTERIES; COMPLIANCE; DOXAZOSIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036786406     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009127002401382704     Document Type: Article

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