A multifaceted intervention to improve blood pressure control: The Guideline Adherence for Heart Health (GLAD) study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Bonds, Denise E ^a   Hogan, Patricia E ^b   Bertoni, Alain G ^b   Chen, Haiying ^b   Clinch, C Randall ^b   Hiott, Ann E ^b   Rosenberger, Erica L ^b   Goff, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 58649086501     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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