Improved blood pressure control among School bus drivers with hypertension

Population Health Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-103

  Doyle, Joseph ^a   Severance Fonte, Tina ^b   Morandi Matricaria, Elizabeth ^b   Wogen, Jenifer ^c   Frech Tamas, Feride ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Broward County Public School District   (United States)

^c MedMentis Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETITIAN; DRIVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951670853     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2009.0011     Document Type: Article

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