Blood pressure control at a hospital day clinic - A medical audit

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Naidoo, D P ^a   Randeree, I G H ^a   Reddy, P ^a   Singh, A ^a   Moss, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ISRADIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONSTIPATION; DAY HOSPITAL; DIARRHEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032919751     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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