Self-monitoring of blood pressure and the role of community pharmacists in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Matowe, Wandikayi C ^a   Abahussain, Eman A ^a   Awad, Abdelmoneim ^a   Capps, Phillip A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Blood pressure monitoring devices; Sphygmomanometer; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; KUWAIT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF MONITORING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 36749073955     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109586     Document Type: Article

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