Treating hypertension in the very old

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 1958-1960

  Kostis, John B ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 42949116000     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0801709     Document Type: Editorial

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