The urgent need to improve hypertension care

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 794-801

  Trilling, J S ^a   Froom, J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ALGORITHM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF MONITORING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033787759     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.9.9.794     Document Type: Review

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