Interpractice audit of diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care: Educational intervention and review of medical records

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7085, 1997, Pages 942-946

  Mashru, Mahendra ^a   Lant, Ariel ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; LIPID; UREA;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030942065     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7085.942     Document Type: Article

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