Hypertension management of medical aid patients attending private practices

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 160-164

  Edwards, P R ^c   Steyn, K ^a   Walters, L ^b   Smart, A ^b   Gammon, S ^b   Lombard, C J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Pharmaceutical Benefit Management (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 0033021084     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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