How accurately do primary health care professionals use cardiovascular risk tables in the management of hypertension?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 449, 1999, Pages 987-988

  Peters, Tim J ^a   Montgomery, Alan A ^a   Fahey, Tom ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cardiovascular risk tables; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033437156     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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