Screening for pre-hypertension and elevated cardiovascular risk factors in a Thai community pharmacy

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 329-333

  Pongwecharak, Juraporn ^a   Treeranurat, Tarakamon ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risks; Community pharmacy; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Pharmacist; Point of care; Screening; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; PHARMACY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; THAILAND;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 77953322521     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-010-9373-1     Document Type: Article

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