Journal article
Comparative effectiveness of monotherapies and combination therapies for patients with hypertension: protocol for a systematic review with network meta-analyses
Abstract
BackgroundHypertension has been cited as the most common attributable risk factor for death worldwide, and in Canada more than one of every five adults had this diagnosis in 2007. In addition to different lifestyle modifications, such as diet and exercise, there exist many pharmaco-therapies from different drug classes which can be used to lower blood pressure, thereby reducing the risk of serious clinical outcomes. In moderate and severe …
Authors
Hutton B; Tetzlaff J; Yazdi F; Thielman J; Kanji S; Fergusson D; Bjerre L; Mills E; Thorlund K; Tricco A
Journal
Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1186/2046-4053-2-44
ISSN
2046-4053