The new "normal" blood pressure: What are the implications for family medicine?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-51

  Viera, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 33846857363     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.01.060088     Document Type: Article

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