Improved blood pressure control by monitoring compliance with antihypertensive therapy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-38

  Waeber, Bernard ^a   Vetter, W ^b   Darioli, R ^c   Keller, U ^d   Brunner, H R ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

^c POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0033009996     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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