GP's adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular disease among elderly: A quality development study

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Modig, Sara ^a,b   Höglund, Peter ^c   Troein, Margareta ^a   Midlöv, Patrik ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Tåbelund Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STROKE; WARFARIN;

EID: 84862306118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/767892     Document Type: Article

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