The effects of amlodipine compared to losartan in patients with mild to moderately severe hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Phillips, Robert A ^a   Kloner, Robert A ^b   Grimm Jr , Richard H ^c   Weinberger, Myron ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244311847     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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