Adherence to an intensive antihypertensive follow-up programme

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 437-439

  Diamantopoulos, E J ^a   Andreadis, E A ^a   Vassilopoulos, C V ^a   Giannakopoulos, N S ^a   Papadopoulou, P ^a   Tsourous, G I ^a   Tsiftsis, N H ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037704189     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001567     Document Type: Letter

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