title: Comparison of the effects of pharmacological therapy and a low-sodium diet on mild hypertension.
abstract: 1. The effect of a low-sodium diet and pharmacological therapy has been compared in eighty-one patients with mild hypertension. 2. Both pharmacological therapy and a low-sodium diet reduced lying and standing systolic and diastolic blood pressure significantly.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002752:Chlorthalidone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride; D003000:Clonidine; D002752:Chlorthalidone