Same information, different decisions: The influence of evidence on the management of hypertension in the elderly

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 412, 1996, Pages 661-663

  Cranney, M ^a,b   Walley, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials in general practice; Hypertension; Management of disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RISK;

EID: 0029909372     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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