A simple test to appreciate compliance with antihypertensive drug therapy

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 624-

  Wenzel, Ulrich ^a   Stange, Dorit ^a   Düsing, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALISKIREN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; RENIN; TRIAMTERENE;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84856837885     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834f8253     Document Type: Letter

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