New NICE guidelines for hypertension

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7822, 2011, Pages

  Ritchie Mackenzie, L D ^a   Campbell, N C ^a   Murchie, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARGET ORGAN;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859003198     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5644     Document Type: Editorial

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