Morbidity and mortality in the Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension (STOP-Hypertension)

Björn Dahlöf; L. Hansson; Lars Lindholm; Bengt Scherstén; Tord Ekbom; P-O Wester

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(91)92589-t

Keywords

MedicinePlaceboBlood pressureStroke (engine)Supine positionMyocardial infarctionDiureticInternal medicineClinical endpointCardiologyDiastoleRandomized controlled trialSurgery

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Umeå University SE

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 338
Issue: 8778
Pages: 1281-1285
Citations: 1886
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                                    Björn Dahlöf, 
                                
                                    L. Hansson, 
                                
                                    Lars Lindholm
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Morbidity and mortality in the Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension (STOP-Hypertension). 
                            The Lancet
                            , 338
                            (8778)
                            , 1281-1285.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(91)92589-t
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)92589-t