Efficacy of a home blood pressure monitoring programme on therapeutic compliance in hypertension: The EAPACUM-HTA study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-175

  Márquez Contreras, Emilio ^a,f   Martell Claros, Nieves ^b   Gil Guillén, Vicente ^c   De La Figuera Von Wichmann, Mariano ^d   Casado Martínez, José Joaquín ^a   Martin De Pablos, José Luis ^a   Figueras, Montse ^e   Galera, Jordi ^e   Serra, Alicia ^e  

^a La Orden Health Centre   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Monovar Health Centre   (Spain)

^d La Mina Primary Health Care Centre   (Spain)

^e Medical Affairs Department   (Spain)

^f Unidad de Gestión Clínica La Orden   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic monitors; Home blood pressure measurement; Hypertension; Therapeutic compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MONITOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN;

EID: 29144495712     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000198023.53859.a2     Document Type: Article

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