title: Diuretics should continue to be one of the preferred initial therapies in the management of hypertension: the argument for.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004232:Diuretics; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001581:Benzothiadiazines; D004232:Diuretics; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D002784:Cholesterol; D005947:Glucose
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