How informed general practitioners manage mild hypertension: A survey of readers of drug bulletins in 7 countries

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 445-450

  Avanzini, F ^a   Tognoni, G ^a   Alli, C ^b   Colombo, F ^a   Herxheimer, A ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease management; Hypertension; general practice; International differences; Practioners

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; DIURETICS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029928462     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195929     Document Type: Article

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