Doctors and the public concord in their acceptance of antihypertensive drug treatment

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 901-903

  Oliver, J J ^a   Dhayalan, S N ^a   Graham, D ^a   Maxwell, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750330289     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002085     Document Type: Article

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