Systemic hypertension and glaucoma: Mechanisms in common and co-occurrence

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 960-963

  Langman, M J S ^a,b   Lancashire, R J ^a   Cheng, K K ^a   Stewart, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23144449773     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.053397     Document Type: Article

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