Antihypertensive therapy in older patients with isolated systolic hypertension: The Syst-Eur experience in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Celis, H ^a   Yodfat, Y ^a   Thijs, L ^a   Clement, D ^a   Cozic, J ^a   De Cort, P ^a   Forette, F ^a   Gregoire M ^a   Heyrman, J ^a   Stibbe, G ^a   Van Den Haute, M ^a   Staessen, J ^a   Fagard, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive treatment; General practice; Isolated systolic hypertension; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITRENDIPINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BELGIUM; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENALAPRIL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRENDIPINE;

EID: 9244244283     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.2.138     Document Type: Article

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