Which diuretic should be used for the treatment of hypertension?

American Family Physician

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 444-446

  Saklayen, Mohammad G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; TRIAMTERENE;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHLORTHALIDONE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS;

EID: 52049085114     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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