Back to thiazide-diuretics for hypertension: reflections after a decade of irrational prescribing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Whether newer antihypertensive drugs, such as calcium channel blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and α blockers are more effective than thiazides and β blockers in preventing coronary disease, has been debated for yea...

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Main Author: Fretheim Atle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-12-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/4/19