A comparison of two methods for measuring anti-hypertensive drug use: Concordance of use with South African standard treatment guidelines

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 466-471

  Pillay, Thamizhanban ^a   Smith, Anthony J ^a   Hill, Suzanne R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; METHYLDOPA; RESERPINE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HYPERTENSION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67649204134     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.054619     Document Type: Review

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