Undiagnosed hypertension in the ED setting - An unrecognized opportunity by emergency nurses

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-229

  Tanabe, Paula ^a,f   Steinmann, Rebecca ^d,e   Kippenhan, Matt ^b   Stehman, Christine ^f   Beach, Christopher ^c  

^a Inst Hlth Serv Res Plcy S   (United States)

^b Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 3042515647     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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