Comparison of alprazolam versus captopril in high blood pressure: A randomized controlled trial

Blood Pressure

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Yilmaz, Serkan ^a   Pekdemir, Murat ^a   Tural, Ümit ^a   Uygun, Mecit ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Anxiety; Captopril; Emergency department; High blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CAPTOPRIL; KAPTORIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPTOPRIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960832903     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2011.553934     Document Type: Article

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