Hypertension in the ED: A multifaceted intervention to change provider practice

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 796-801

  Bohan, Juliane ^a   Fullerton, Lynne ^a   Oakland, Barbara ^a   Oldewage, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052253358     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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