Management of hypertension in general practice: A qualitative needs assessment of Australian GPS

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 317-323

  Howes, Faline ^a   Hansen, Emily ^a   Nelson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Hypertension; Needs assessment; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84865105693     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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