Diagnosis, Treatment, and Referral of Hypertension or Prehypertension in an Emergency Department After an Educational Program: Preliminary Results

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 413-415

  Shah, Tushar ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Peterson, Stephen J ^a   Goldwag, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREHYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958249938     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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