A web-based patient activation intervention to improve hypertension care: Study design and baseline characteristics in the web hypertension study

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 634-646

  Thiboutot, Jeffrey ^a   Stuckey, Heather ^a   Binette, Aja ^a   Kephart, Donna ^a   Curry, William ^b   Falkner, Bonita ^c   Sciamanna, Christopher ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Internet; Tailored feedback; Web based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STUDY DESIGN;

FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77957966715     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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