An economic evaluation of antihypertensive therapies based on clinical trials

OBJECTIVE: Hypertension is a major issue in public health, and the financial costs associated with hypertension continue to increase. Cost-effectiveness studies focusing on antihypertensive drug combinations, however, have been scarce. The cost-effectiveness ratios of the traditional treatment (hydr...

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Main Authors: Rosana Lima Garcia Tsuji, Giovanio Vieira da Silva, Katia Coelho Ortega, Otavio Berwanger, Decio Mion Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000100007