Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of primary health care physicians and nurses towards hypertension: A study from Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Al Dharrab, Sami A ^a   Mangoud, Abdalla M ^a   Mohsen, Mohammad Fakhry A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Primary care and practice; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037739477     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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