Response to "Depression and adherence to antihypertensive therapy"

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 726-

  Bautista, Leonelo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 46249097587     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.195     Document Type: Letter

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