Blood pressure control and drug therapy in patients with diagnosed hypertension: A survey in Italian general practice

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 758-763

  Filippi, A ^a   Paolini, I ^a   Innocenti, F ^b   Mazzaglia, G ^b   Battaggia, A ^a   Brignoli, O ^a  

^a Italian College of General Practitioners   (Italy)

^b Health Search Database   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350341088     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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