National utilization of antihypertensive medications from 2000 to 2006 in the Veterans Health Administration: focus on thiazide diuretics.

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Published in J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) on October 01, 2008

Authors

Elaine M Furmaga1, Francesca E Cunningham, William C Cushman, Diane Dong, Rong Jiang, Jan Basile, Lois A Katz, Gale H Rutan, Dan R Berlowitz, Vasilios Papademetriou, Peter A Glassman

Author Affiliations

1: VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, Hines, IL 60141, USA. elaine.furmaga@va.gov

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