Quality management of hypertension in primary care: Do physicians treat patients' blood pressure level or cardiovascular risk?

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Gimpel, Nora E ^a   Schoj, Veronica ^b   Rubinstein, Adolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Guideline adherence; Hypertension; Quality of health care; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 PROTEINASE INHIBITOR III; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33846321539     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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