Poor hypertension control: Let's stop blaming the patients

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 793-799

  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; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SCREENING TEST; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036800349     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.69.10.793     Document Type: Article

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