Validity of four indirect methods to measure adherence in primary care hypertensives

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 579-584

  Prado Jr , J C ^a,c   Kupek, E ^a   Mion Jr , D ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Municipal Secretary of Health   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347379090     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002196     Document Type: Article

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