Drug control of hypertension in primary health care centers-registered patients, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Elzubier, Ahmed G ^a   Al Shahri, Mohammed A ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hypertension control; Primary health care; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038753662     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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