title: The design of ALLHAT may have biased the study's outcome in favor of the diuretic cohort.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University Medical Center, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. lee.hebert@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.forename: Brad H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rovin
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hebert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015982:Bias; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents