Resource availability for care of hypertensives at primary health settings in Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 466-471

  Al Sharif, Abdullah I ^a   Al Khaldi, Yahia M ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Health Science College for Boys   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0037678468     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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