NICE and hypertension - The judge's decision is final!

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 177-179

  Kirby, Michael G ^a  

^a The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; ASCOT; Beta blockers; Hypertension; NICE

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; LIPID; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGRO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33748295547     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14746514060060040601     Document Type: Article

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