Compliance with antihypertensive therapy

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 973-985

  Waeber, B ^a   Burnier, M ^a   Brunner, H R ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive Therapy; Compliance measures; Electronic monitoring of compliance; Medication compliance; Side effects

Indexed keywords

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

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032765472     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909061025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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