Cardiovascular disease in those aged 55 years and over controlled with a combined pill against 4 risk factors: Some brief comments;Hart- en vaatziekte bij 55-plussers bestrijden met een combinatiepil tegen 4 risicofactoren; kanttekeningen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 147, Issue 32, 2003, Pages 1537-1538

  Rabelink, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FOLIC ACID; GENERIC DRUG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042832707     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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