Hypertension treatment and outcomes in US nursing homes: Results from the US national nursing home survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-49

  Simonson, William ^a   Han, Lisa F ^b   Davidson, H Edward ^b  

^a Independent Consultant Pharmacist   (United States)

^b Insight Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive medication; Hypertension; National Nursing Home Survey

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIAZOXIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GUANFACINE; HYDRALAZINE; METHYLDOPA; MINOXIDIL;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALL RISK; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MONOTHERAPY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650598282     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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