Attitudes and Approaches to Decision Making About Antihypertensive Treatment in Elderly Patients

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Perret Guillaume, Christine ^a   Genet, Chantal ^b   Herrmann, François R ^b   Benetos, Athanase ^a   Hurst, Samia A ^c   Vischer, Ulrich M ^b  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hypertension; Patient preferences

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ALLERGY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COUGHING; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE;

EID: 78751703364     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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