Short and long-term impact of a structured educational program on the patient's knowledge of hypertension

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 839-843

  Cuspidi, C ^a   Sampieri, L ^a   Macca, G ^a   Fusi, V ^a   Salerno, M ^a   Lonati, L ^a   Severgnini, B ^a   Michev, I ^a   Magrini, F ^a   Zanchetti, A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Educational program; Hypertension; Patient's knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034526956     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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