The effect of an educational intervention on patients' knowledge about hypertension, beliefs about medicines, and adherence

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-375

  Magadza, C ^a   Radloff, S E ^a   Srinivas, S C ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Hypertension; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 70749109088     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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