Hypertension care in a family and community medicine department: An audit of process and outcome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-24

  Al Owayyed, Abdullah ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Health outcome; Hypertension; Study

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; METHYLDOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0029929535     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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