Differences in need for antihypertensive drugs among those aware and unaware of their hypertensive status: A cross sectional survery

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Khan, Nadia A ^a   Wardman, Dennis ^b   Campbell, Norman R C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 26844529355     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-5-4     Document Type: Article

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