Incidence of discontinuation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors due to cough, in a primary healthcare centre in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 146-149

  Ng, Lai Peng ^a   Goh, Paul Soo Chye ^a  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; Cough; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; LISINOPRIL; PERINDOPRIL;

ARTICLE; COUGHING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGAPORE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897862261     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2014034     Document Type: Article

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