Barriers for Underuse of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy for Nursing Home Residents With Hypertension

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 405-406

  Cheng, Huai yong ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33745853807     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.04.011     Document Type: Letter

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