Why the study?
Are diuretics and beta blockers more cost-effective than ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers for outpatient hypertension treatment?
Are diuretics and beta blockers more cost-effective than ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers for outpatient hypertension treatment?
Diuretics and beta blockers are more cost-effective than ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers for the outpatient treatment of hypertension in a Brazilian population.
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May support cost-conscious prescribing in similar settings; leaves open generalizability and causal inference from cross-sectional data.
Costa et al. (2002) studied this question.
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