Characteristics of patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the United States

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 479-486

  Hyman, D J ^a   Pavlik, V N ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035899258     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa010273     Document Type: Article

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