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This editorial highlights the underutilization of low-dose thiazide diuretics for hypertension in Japan and advocates for their increased commercial availability and prescription to align with international guidelines.
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Hirotsugu Ueshima (2006) conducted an editorial in Hypertension (n=3,400). Thiazide diuretics was evaluated on Prescription rate of thiazide diuretics.
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