Antihypertensive medication prescribing patterns in a university teaching hospital

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-252

  Axon, R Neal ^a   Nietert, Paul J ^b   Egan, Brent M ^a  

^a Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIURETICS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952531242     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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