Innovations in primary care: Implications for hypertension detection and treatment

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 614-616

  Lewanczuk, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Hypertension; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 33745685198     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70284-7     Document Type: Article

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