Impact of poorly controlled hypertension on healthcare resource utilization and cost

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 389-398

  Paramore, L C ^a   Halpern, M T ^a   Lapuerta, P ^a   Hurley, J S ^a   Frost, F J ^a   Fairchild, D G ^a   Bates, D ^a  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEW MEXICO; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035049657     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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