Hospital admission and poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy: Is there any relationship?

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Suleiman, Amal ^a   Sulaiman, Syed ^a   Albarq, Abbas ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antihypertensive therapy; Hospital admission; Malaysia; MMAS

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77953428403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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