Nurse-led adherence support in hypertension: A randomized controlled trial

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-151

  Schroeder, Knut ^a   Fahey, Tom ^b   Hollinghurst, Sandra ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Hypertension; Nursing care; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 17344369299     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh717     Document Type: Article

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