Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials

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MedicinePlaceboBlood pressureStroke (engine)Clinical trialInternal medicineCardiologyIntensive care medicineAlternative medicinePathology

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Year: 2000
Type: review
Volume: 356
Issue: 9246
Pages: 1955-1964
Citations: 1781
Access: Closed

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                                    Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration
                                
                            (2000). 
                            Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 356
                            (9246)
                            , 1955-1964.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03307-9

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03307-9