Outcomes of Hypertension Care: Simple Measures Are Not That Simple

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 742-746

  Berlowitz, Dan R ^a,b   Ash, Arlene S ^b   Hickey, Elaine C ^a   Friedman, Robert H ^b   Kader, Boris ^a,b   Moskowitz, Mark A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BOSTON; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031179066     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199707000-00007     Document Type: Article

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