What has been learned from electronic monitoring of compliance with antihypertensive medications

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1857-1858

  Waeber, Bernard ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 5044227294     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200410000-00003     Document Type: Editorial

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