The prevalence and treatment of hypertension in long-term care settings: Implications for quality of care of the frail elderly

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Maxwell, C J ^a   Hogan, D B ^a   Hirdes, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METHYLDOPA; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; CANADA; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 0034526955     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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