Blood pressure screening, management and control in England: Results from the health survey for England 1994

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 747-752

  Colhoun, Helen M ^a   Dong, Wei ^a   Poulter, Neil R ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Control; England; Hypertension; Treatment

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031836866     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816060-00005     Document Type: Article

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