Should we prescribe diuretics for patients with prediabetes and hypertension?

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7683, 2008, Pages 1415-1416

  Arroll, Bruce ^a   Kenealy, Timothy ^a   Elley, C Raina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LISINOPRIL; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHLORTHALIDONE; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDIABETIC STATE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 57749181092     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a679     Document Type: Short Survey

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