Elevated blood pressure among patients with hypertension in general hospital of Penang, Malaysia: Does poor adherence matter?

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-32

  Turki, Amal Khalil ^a   Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antihypertensive therapy; Blood pressure; Malaysia; MMAS

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORISKY MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RATING SCALE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77953383284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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