Should beta blockers remain first choice in the treatment of primary hypertension? A meta-analysis.

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Beta blockers have been used widely in the treatment of hypertension and are recommended as first-line drugs in hypertension guidelines. However, a preliminary analysis has shown that atenolol is not very effective in hypertension. We aim to substantially enlarge the data on atenolol and analyse the effect of different beta blockers.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): November 1 2005

Volume: 366

Issue: 9496

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[1 ] Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. Larsh.lindholm@fammed.umu.se

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(05)67573-3

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67573-3

PubMed ID: 16257341

SO-VID: ccffb053-38de-43d9-94d7-281dd5bfd8a8

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