Repeated nitrate prescriptions as a potential marker for angina pectoris: A comparison with medical information from the Rotterdam study

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-72

  Maitland Van der Zee, Anke Hilse ^a,b   Klungel, Olaf H ^a   Stricker, Bruno H C ^b   Van der Kuip, Deirdre A M ^b   Witteman, Jacqueline C M ^b   Hofman, Albert ^b   Leufkens, Hubertus G M ^a   De Boer, Anthonius ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Epidemiology; Indicator; Marker; Nitrate; Prescription

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037697844     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023292830670     Document Type: Article

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