Sex differences in the pharmacological treatment of hypertension: a review of population-based studies.

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Published in J Hypertens on June 01, 1997

Authors

O H Klungel1, A de Boer, A H Paes, J C Seidell, A Bakker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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