How can we promote medication adherence and lifestyle changes in hypertensive patients?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Finset, Arnstein ^a   Gerin, William ^b  

^a Patient Education and Counseling   (Norway)

^b Department of Medicine Columbia University School of Medicine New York ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 44449158304     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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