Prevalence of high-risk cardiovascular conditions and the status of hypertension management among hypertensive adults 65 years and older in the United States: Analysis of a primary care electronic medical records database

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 935-944

  Biskupiak, Joseph E ^a   Kim, Jaewhan ^a   Phatak, Hemant ^b   Wu, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649770294     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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