Adherence to antihypertensive medication and association with patient and practice factors

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-297

  Inkster, M E ^a   Donnan, P T ^a   MacDonald, T M ^a   Sullivan, F M ^a   Fahey, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCULATION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645070311     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001981     Document Type: Letter

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