Interrelationships of quality of life, compliance, clinical outcomes and life satisfaction: A cross-sectional study on hypertensive geriatrics

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 357-369

  Pippalla, R S ^a   Chinburapa, V ^b   Duval, R ^c   Akula, R S ^d  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Walsh America   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031396845     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1997.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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