Pharmacological management of hypertension

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 612-616

  Higgins, Bernard ^a   Williams, Bryan ^b  

^a National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Angiotensin receptor blockers; Beta blockers; Calcium channel inhibitors; Primary hypertension; Thiazide type diuretics

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STROKE;

EID: 37149049924     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-6-612     Document Type: Article

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