title: Long-term treatment of hypertension with methyldopa. I. Study objectives and design.
abstract: In this retrospective study, a group of 435 patients provided meaningful analyses of blood pressure and dosage data for treatment periods of up to 4.5 years. The protocol, study objectives, and pretreatment demographic characteristics of the group are summarized in this report, which is the first in a series in this issue describing the results of this survey.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D008750:Methyldopa