A quasi-experimental test of an intervention to increase the use of thiazide-based treatment regimens for people with hypertension

Implementation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ashton, Carol M ^a,b   Khan, Myrna M ^a,b   Johnson, Michael L ^a,b   Walder, Annette ^a   Stanberry, Elizabeth ^a   Beyth, Rebecca J ^a,b   Collins, Trade C ^a,b   Gordon, Howard S ^a,b   Haidet, Paul ^a,b   Kimmel, Barbara ^a   Kolpakchi, Anna ^a,b   Lu, Lee B ^a,b   Naik, Aanand D ^a,b   Petersen, Laura A ^a,b   Singh, Hardeep ^a,b   Wray, Nelda P ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 34247868756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-2-5     Document Type: Article

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