Perceptions and behaviour of hypertensive patients: A divine intervention or a case for Hippocrates?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 751-754

  Langman, C M ^a,b   Lyons, A C ^a   Lip, G Y H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Hypertension; Perception

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0035152828     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001277     Document Type: Note

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