Prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs by family physicians and general practitioners in the primary care setting in Bahrain

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 407-414

  Sequeira, Reginald P ^a   Al Khaja, Khalid A Jassim ^a   Damanhori, Awatif H H ^a   Mathur, Vijay S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Prescription audit; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BAHRAIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIURETICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036856621     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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