COSSACS (Continue or Stop post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study): Rationale and design

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 455-458

  Robinson, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medication; Hypertension; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

EID: 14044260036     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200502000-00029     Document Type: Article

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