Use of continuous quality improvement to identify barriers in the management of hypertension

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-77

  Coleman, Mary Thoesen ^a,b   Lott, John A ^b   Sharma, Sarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Cost; Hypertension; Intervention strategies; Lifestyle modification; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034154133     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060001500206     Document Type: Article

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