The outcomes research task force and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 556-558

  Campbell, Norman R ^a   Onysko, Jay ^b  

^a LIBIN CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure control; Cerebrovascular disease; Congestive heart failure; Drug therapy; Epidemiology; Guidelines; Health services research; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Stroke; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CANADA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33745727496     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70276-8     Document Type: Article

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