Patient satisfaction with antihypertensive therapy

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 793-799

  Chen, K ^a   Chiou, C F ^a   Plauschinat, C A ^b   Frech, F ^b   Harper, A ^a   Dubois, R ^a  

^a Cerner Health Insights   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medication; Patient satisfaction; Patient survey

Indexed keywords

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

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETREATMENT;

EID: 27144541180     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001899     Document Type: Article

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