Erratum: Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension: The 'rule of halves' in an era of risk-based treatment of hypertension (Journal of Human Hypertension (2007) vol. 21 (99-106) 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002123));Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension: The 'rule of halves' in an era of risk-based treatment of hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-106

  Scheltens, T ^a   Bots, M L ^a   Numans, M E ^a   Grobbee, D E ^a   Hoes, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33847032516     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002149     Document Type: Erratum

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