Home blood pressure monitoring plays a key role in hypertension management: Review of applications, effectiveness and technique for pharmacists

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-20

  Houle, Sherilyn K D ^a   Campbell, Norm R C ^b   Tsuyuki, Ross T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; SELF MONITORING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79951761463     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3821/1913-701X-144.1.18     Document Type: Article

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