Chronopharmacology of antihypertensives

Journal of Applied Therapeutic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 133-140

  Pizzuto, Maresca ^a   Portelli, Jeanelle ^a   Serracino Inglott, Anthony ^a   Zarb Adami, Maurice ^a   Azzopardi, Lilian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Atenolol; Chronopharmacology; Hypertension; Perindopril

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; PERINDOPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONOPHARMACOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORNING DOSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77958068771     PISSN: 10292659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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