Does it matter whether patients take their antihypertensive medication as prescribed? The complex relationship between adherence and blood pressure control

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 551-553

  Mant, J ^a   McManus, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33746266604     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002046     Document Type: Note

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