Quality of care of hypertension in three clinical settings in Jamaica

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 220-225

  Wilks, Rainford ^a   Sargeant, L A ^b   Gulliford, M ^b   Reid, M ^b   Forrester, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034265526     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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