Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg

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Identifier: 101584929X74

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Dates

Publication: 17 August 1970

Extent

10 Pages

Description

The second of three publications describing the results of the Veterans Administration Cooperative Study on Antihypertensive Agents. This is the work for which Freis received the Lasker Award. This report presented the results of the double-blind controlled trial for treatment of patients with mild or moderate hypertension, finding that drug treatment dramatically reduced the number of hypertensive complications.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Original Profiles System Identifier

XFBBFP

Source Category

Periodical

Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Group on Antihypertensive Agents. "Effects of Treatment on Morbidity in Hypertension: II. Results in Patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure Averaging 90 through 114 mm Hg." Journal of the American Medical Association 213, 7 (17 August 1970): 1143-1152. Article. 10 Images.

Journal of the American Medical Association