Methyldopa and Hypertension
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Methyldopa in the Treatment of Hypertension.
S ISCE t,he initial comm~~ni~ation of Oates etall reporting that methyldopa lowered blood pressure in hypertensive patients additional studies hal-e attested to the efficacy of this drug as an antihypertensi~e agent.‘-? Over the past 21/ years methyldopa (Aldome@) has been utilized in this clinic usuaily in conjunction with sulfonamide saluretic agents in the long-term treatment of hypertensive...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5331.681-b