Assessment of reasons for not intensifying antihypertensive treatment in the Taiwanese population

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 768-774

  Wu, Chiung Jen ^a   Lin, Kwo Chuan ^b   Chen, Sien Tsong ^c   Lai, Wen Ter ^d   Liu, Chun Peng ^e   Chiang, Shou Shan ^f   Huang, Yu Yao ^g   Ferrari, Paolo ^h  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g Pao Chien Hospital   (Taiwan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antihypertensives; Guidelines; Hypertension; Taiwan; Therapeutic inertia

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862945865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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