The seventh report of the joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation and treatment of high blood pressure. The JNC 7 report

Evidence-Based Eye Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-181

  Chobanian, A V ^c   Bakris, G L ^c   Black, H R ^c   Cushman, W C ^c   Green, L A ^c   Izzo, J L ^c   Jones, D W ^c   Materson, B J ^c   Oparil, S ^c   Wright, J T ^c   Toccella, J R ^c   Rocella, Edward J ^a   Brown, Melissa M ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; ORGAN INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 3042796163     PISSN: 15258599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132578-200307000-00027     Document Type: Short Survey

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