Simple blood pressure guidelines for primary health care

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 725-727

  Sever, Peter S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Hypertension; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ANAMNESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TARGET ORGAN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032740379     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000923     Document Type: Short Survey

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