Secondary prevention for stroke and transient ischaemic attacks

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7435, 2004, Pages 297-298

  Muir, Keith W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1042267955     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7435.297     Document Type: Editorial

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