Cost-effectiveness of blood pressure measurement and hypertension follow-up

Blood Pressure

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-5

  Hedner, Thomas ^a   Narkiewicz, Krzysztof ^a   Kjeldsen, Sverre E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE;

EID: 33644590002     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050600587591     Document Type: Editorial

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