Ethnic differences in blood pressure monitoring and control in South East London

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 585, 2011, Pages

  Schofield, Peter ^a   Saka, Omer ^a   Ashworth, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity race; Health care; Hypertension; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONDON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957518700     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X567126     Document Type: Article

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