Hypertension, the changing pattern of drug usage
| Autor: | L H, Opie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Evidence-Based Medicine
Time Factors Adrenergic beta-Antagonists Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Review Article Calcium Channel Blockers South Africa Hypertension Practice Guidelines as Topic Humans Guideline Adherence Practice Patterns Physicians' Diuretics Antihypertensive Agents Societies Medical |
| Zdroj: | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa |
| ISSN: | 1995-1892 |
| Popis: | Summary Summary 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 paid to the hierarchy of evidence, which works its way up through 10 steps from isolated case reports to integrated knowledge. |
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