Effectiveness of a protocol-based strategy for achieving better blood pressure control in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Godwin, Marshall ^a   Birtwhistle, Richard ^b   Seguin, Rachelle ^b   Lam, Miu ^b   Casson, Ian ^b   Delva, Dianne ^b   MacDonald, Susan ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Hypertension; Pragmatic

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; OLMESARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CANADA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950477602     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp075     Document Type: Article

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