The hypertension team: The role of the pharmacist, nurse, and teamwork in hypertension therapy

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-65

  Carter, Barry L ^a,b   Bosworth, Hayden B ^c,d   Green, Beverly B ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Group Health Permanente   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEAMWORK; TELEMEDICINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84855349972     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00542.x     Document Type: Review

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