Improved persistence and adherence to diuretic fixed-dose combination therapy compared to diuretic monotherapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diuretics are recommended as initial treatment for hypertension. Several studies have suggested suboptimal persistence and adherence to thiazide diuretic monotherapy; this study compared patient persistence and adherence with hydroch...

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Main Authors: Preblick Ronald, Thiebaud Patrick, Remigio-Baker Rosemay A, Patel Bimal V, Plauschinat Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/9/61