Will running the numbers first violate the principles of patient-centered care? [1]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 839-

  Vijan, Sandeep ^a   Hayward, Rodney A ^a   Ubel, Peter ^a  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUST; WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION; DECISION MAKING; NOTE; STANDARD; AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; HOME MONITORING; SELF MONITORING;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 57349168648     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00019     Document Type: Letter

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