Hypertensive emergencies: Time for guidelines

Critical Care and Shock

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 127-128

  Varon, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clevidipine; Hypertensive crises; Labetalol; Nicardipine; Nitroprusside; Uncontrolled hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLEVIDIPINE; CYANIDE; LABETALOL; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; THIOCYANATE;

DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETHALITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149501711     PISSN: 14107767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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