Hypertension in very old people

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2249-2250

  Kjeldsen, Sverre E ^a,b   Os, Ingrid ^c  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442323633     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200312000-00011     Document Type: Editorial

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