Randomized trial evaluating the framing of cardiovascular risk and its impact on blood pressure control [ISRCTN87597585]

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-7

  Fahey, Tom ^a   Montgomery, Alan A ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042852772     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-1-1     Document Type: Article

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