From research and guidelines to the consultation: Five ways to improve blood pressure management in clinical practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-112

  Nelson, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349333185     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02707.x     Document Type: Editorial

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