Blood pressure control and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy patterns in a hypertensive population of Eastern Central Region of Portugal

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Morgado, Manuel P ^a,b   Rolo, Sandra A ^b   Pereira, Luísa ^a   Castelo Branco, Miguel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Hospital Centre of Cova da Beira   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PORTUGAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650601691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-349     Document Type: Article

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