Do calcium channel blockers increase the risk of cancer?

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Published in Am J Hypertens on July 01, 1996

Authors

M Pahor1, J M Guralnik, M E Salive, M C Corti, P Carbonin, R J Havlik

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.

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