Barriers to diagnosing and managing hypertension: A qualitative study in Australian general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 511-516

  Howes, Faline ^a   Hansen, Emily ^a   Williams, Danielle ^a   Nelson, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents therapeutic use; General practice; Guideline adherence; Hypertension; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957280523     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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