Prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs in primary care units in Turkey: Results from the TURKSAHA study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-402

  Abaci, Adnan ^a,j   Kozan, Omer ^b   Oguz, Aytekin ^c   Sahin, Mahmut ^d   Deger, Necmi ^e   Senocak, Huseyin ^f   Toprak, Nizamettin ^g   Sur, Haydar ^h   Erol, Cetin ⁱ  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SSK Goztepe Hospital   (Turkey)

^d ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

Angiotensin blockers; Antihypertensive medication; TURKSAHA study

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INDAPAMIDE; METOPROLOL; NEBIVOLOL; RAMIPRIL; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY;

EID: 33947130152     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-007-0266-8     Document Type: Article

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