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Differential response to amlodipine and atenolol mono-therapy for hypertension by ethnic group

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  1. Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

    PL Kirby, CG Griffiths & GS Feder

  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Science Block, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK

    MC Caulfield & DJ Collier

  3. Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK

    S Eldridge

  4. Department of Public Health, 50 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LX, UK

    H Hemingway

  5. Cardiovascular Studies Unit, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK

    NR Poulter

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Kirby, P., Caulfield, M., Collier, D. et al. Differential response to amlodipine and atenolol mono-therapy for hypertension by ethnic group. J Hum Hypertens 15 (Suppl 1), S61–S64 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001080

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