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First-Line First? Trends in Thiazide Prescribing for Hypertensive Seniors

BACKGROUND: Evidence of reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality as well as cost support thiazide diuretics as the first-line choice for treatment of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of senior hypertensives that received thiazide diuretics as first-line t...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Steve, Bassett, Kenneth L, Wright, James M, Yan, Lixiang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1087212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15839739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020080