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Medication for High Blood Pressure
References
- Prodigy Guidance Hypertension 2005
- Hypertension - management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE guideline 2004
- British Hypertension Society Guidelines for hypertension management 2004
- B Williams Drug treatment of hypertension BMJ 2003;326:61-62
- The ALLHAT officers and coordinators for the ALLHAT collaborative research group. Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT) JAMA 2002;288(23):2981-97
- Aylett M et al. Stopping drug treatment of hypertension: experience in 18 British general practices. Br J Gen Pract. 1999;49:977-980
- Barton R. Withdrawing antihypertensive treatment. BMJ. 1991;303:324-325
- MR Nelson et al. Predictors of normotension on withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs in elderly patients: prospective study in second Australian national blood pressure study cohort. BMJ 2002;325:815-817.
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