Attitudes and practices of resident physicians regarding hypertension in the inpatient setting

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 698-705

  Neal Axon, Robert ^a   Garrell, Robin ^b   Pfahl, Kyle ^c   Fisher, Julie E ^b   Zhao, Yumin ^a   Egan, Brent ^a   Weder, Alan ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; STUDENT; SURGEON; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 77956250928     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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