Effectiveness of a hypertension care management program provided by clinical pharmacists for veterans

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-38

  Bex, Susan D ^a   Boldt, Amy S ^a   Needham, Sarah B ^a   Bolf, Stacy M ^a   Walston, Cassandra M ^a   Ramsey, Darin C ^a   Schmelz, Andrew N ^c,d   Zillich, Alan J ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Pharmacy Services ^*  (United States)

^b VA HSR and D Center on Implementing Evidence based Practice   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care management; Clinical pharmacist; Disease management; Hypertension; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 78650755222     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.31.1.31     Document Type: Article

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