[PDF][PDF] Stroke in the elderly treated for systolic hypertension (SHEP)

RB Singer - J. Insur. Med, 1991 - aaimedicine.org
RB Singer
J. Insur. Med, 1991aaimedicine.org
Stroke in the Elderly Treated for Systolic Hypertension (SHEP) Page 1 JOURNAL OF
INSURANCE MEDICINE VOLUME 23, NO. 4 WINTER 1991 Morbidity Abstract 323M-1
STROKE IN THE ELDERLY TREATED FOR SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION (SHEP)
RICHARD B. SINGER, MD Consultant to the American Academy of Insurance Medicine
References 1. SHEP Cooperative Research Group. Prevention of stroke by
antihypertensive drug treatment in older persons with isolated systolic hypertension. JAMA …
Objective
" To assess the ability of antihypertensive drug treatment to reduce the risk of fatal and nonfatal (total) stroke in isolated systolic hypertension."
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