Intensive vs standard blood pressure control for older adults: In Reply

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 316, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 1923-

  Williamson, Jeff D ^a   Supiano, Mark A ^b   Pajewski, Nicoholas M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL FUNCTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84995773038     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14936     Document Type: Letter

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