Recently published hypertension guidelines of the JNC 8 panelists, the American Society of Hypertension/International Society of Hypertension and other major organizations: Introduction to a focus issue of the journal of clinical hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 241-245

  Weber, Michael A ^a  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; WRITING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84898906882     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12308     Document Type: Article

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