Use of pharmacy computer prescription database to access hypertensive patients for mailed survey research

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-355

  Beto, Judith A ^a   Listecki, Robert E ^b   Meyer, Donald A ^c   Budhy, Richard J ^c   Bansal, Vinod K ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Glen Ellyn Pharmacy Health Shoppes   (United States)

^c Vallette Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029918263     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809603000405     Document Type: Article

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