Evaluation of computer based clinical decision support system and risk chart for management of hypertension in primary care: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7236, 2000, Pages 686-690

  Montgomery, Alan A ^a   Fahey, Tom ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   MacIntosh, Christopher ^a   Sharp, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034635877     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7236.686     Document Type: Article

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