Disease management for hypertension: A pilot cluster randomized trial of 67 Australian general practices

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Turnbull, Deborah A ^a   Beilby, Justin J ^a   Ziaian, Tahereh ^a   Qureshi, Farooq ^a   Nelson, Mark ^b   Tonkin, Anne L ^a   Marley, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 32644440270     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: 11738790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200614010-00004     Document Type: Article

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