The impact of implementing national hypertension guidelines on prevalence and workload in primary care: A population-based survey of older people

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 683-689

  Thomson, Richard ^a   Greenaway, J ^a   Chinn, D J ^a   Wood, R ^a   Rodgers, H ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Guidelines; Prevalence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKLOAD;

AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 31044454434     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001896     Document Type: Review

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