Hypertension care at a Cape Town community health centre

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 544-548

  Lunt, D W R ^a   Edwards, P R ^b   Steyn, K ^c   Lombard, C J ^c   Fehrsen, G S ^d  

^a Retreat Community Health Centre   (South Africa)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031803660     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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