Refractory hypertension in women controlled after identifying and addressing premenstrual syndrome

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1422-1423

  Okeahialam, Basil N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Control; Hypertension; Premenstrual syndrome; Refractory

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BROMAZEPAM; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NIFEDIPINE; POLYTHIAZIDE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SERTRALINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME;

EID: 8344261607     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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