A clinical audit of the quality of care of hypertension in general practice

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-180

  Asnani, Monika ^a,b   Brown, P ^b   O'Connor, D ^b   Lewis, T ^b   Win, S ^b   Reid, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIET; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 25144517182     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442005000300004     Document Type: Article

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