Hypertension guideline recommendations in general practice: Awareness, agreement, adoption, and adherence

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 545, 2007, Pages 948-952

  Heneghan, Carl ^a   Perera, Rafael ^a   Mant, David ^a   Glasziou, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Guideline adherence; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BIAS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38349053973     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/096016407782604965     Document Type: Article

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