Characteristics, and disease control and complications of hypertensive patients in primary-care - A community-based study in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 850-856

  Tan, Ek Khoon ^a   Chung, Wan Ling ^a   Lew, Yii Jen ^b   Chan, Mei Yen ^b,c   Wong, Teck Yee ^d   Koh, Woon Puay ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cross sectional; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EATING HABIT; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXERCISE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 70350741511     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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