Electronic Monitoring of Adherence as a Tool to Improve Blood Pressure Control. A Randomized Controlled Trial

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-125

  Wetzels, Gwenn E C ^a   Nelemans, Patricia J ^a,b   Schouten, Jan S A G ^a,b,c   Dirksen, Carmen D ^b   van der Weijden, Trudy ^a   Stoffers, Henri E J H ^a   Janknegt, Rob ^c   de Leeuw, Peter W ^b   Prins, Martin H ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Maaslandziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

electronic monitoring; hypertension; patient adherence; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33846415962     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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