Characteristics of hypertension in Chinese and their relevance for the choice of antihypertensive drugs

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 67-72

  Wang, Ji Guang ^a   Li, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Characteristics; Chinese; Dietary sodium; Hypertension; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; FELODIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPANESE; NEUROPROTECTION; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM INTAKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871822892     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2356     Document Type: Review

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