Predictors of normotension on withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: Prospective study in second Australian national blood pressure study cohort

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7368, 2002, Pages 815-817

  Nelson, Mark R ^a   Reid, Christopher M ^b   Krum, Henry ^a   Muir, Tui ^b   Ryan, Philip ^c   McNeil, John J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0037069055     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7368.815     Document Type: Article

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