The effect of Ramadan fasting on ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients using combination drug therapy

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-210

  Ural, Ertan ^a   Kozdag, G ^a   Kilic, T ^a   Ural, D ^a   Sahin T ^a   Celebi O ^a   Komsuoglu, B ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MORNING DOSAGE; MOSLEM;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATENOLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 39449113888     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002296     Document Type: Article

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