Prevalence, detection and drug treatment of hypertension in a rural Australian population: The Greater Green Triangle Risk Factor Study 2004-2006

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 879-886

  Janus, E D ^a,b   Bunker, S J ^a,c   Kilkkinen, A ^a,e   Namara, K Mc ^a,c   Philpot, B ^a   Tideman, P ^d   Tirimacco, R ^d   Laatikainen, T K ^a,e   Heistaro, S ^a,e   Dunbar, J A ^a  

^a Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Australia; Hypertension; Practice guidelines; Prevention and control; Rural population

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58149191610     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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