The journey to concordance for patients with hypertension: A qualitative study in primary care

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 534-540

  Bane, Catherine ^a   Hughes, Carmel M ^b   Cupples, Margaret E ^b   McElnay, James C ^b  

^a Research and Development Office   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Compliance; Concordance; General practice; Health beliefs; Hypertension; Northern Ireland; Primary care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34548585004     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9099-x     Document Type: Article

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