Self-reported hypertension treatment practices among primary care physicians: Blood pressure thresholds, drug choices, and the role of guidelines and evidence-based medicine

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2281-2286

  Hyman, David J ^a   Pavlik, Valory N ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034726375     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.15.2281     Document Type: Article

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