Hypertension, the changing pattern of drug usage : review article

Gradually the pattern of use of antihypertensive drug agents has changed, from prime use of diuretics and beta-blockers, to preference for the inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system and the calcium channel blockers. In assessing the value of potentially conflicting evidence, attention should be...

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Published in:Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2009-01, Vol.20 (1), p.52-56
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