Seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Hypertension

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1206-1252

  Chobanian, Aram V ^a   Bakris, George L ^b   Black, Henry R ^b   Cushman, William C ^c   Green, Lee A ^d   Izzo Jr , Joseph L ^e   Jones, Daniel W ^f   Materson, Barry J ^g   Oparil, Suzanne ^h   Wright Jr , Jackson T ⁱ   Roccella, Edward J ^j  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

ⁱ CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE EDUCATION PROGRAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0347423198     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000107251.49515.c2     Document Type: Review

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