Targets and self monitoring in hypertension: Randomised controlled trial and cost effectiveness analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7515, 2005, Pages 493-496

  McManus, R J ^a   Mant, J ^a   Roalfe, A ^a   Oakes, R A ^a   Bryan, S ^a   Pattison, H M ^b   Hobbs, F D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SYSTOLE;

EID: 24344481805     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38558.393669.E0     Document Type: Article

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