Blood pressure control in patients initiating antihypertensive therapy

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-176

  Weycker, Derek ^a   Edelsberg, John ^a   Vincze, Gabor ^b   Levy, Drew Griffin ^b   Kartashov, Alex ^a   Oster, Gerry ^a  

^a POLICY ANALYSIS INC PAI   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antihypertensives; Blood pressure; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049139033     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K506     Document Type: Article

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