Doctors' attitudes towards the detection and treatment of hypertension in older people

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Duggan, S ^a   Ford, G A ^a   Eccles, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Hypertension; Older people

Indexed keywords

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

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030764461     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000437     Document Type: Article

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