Improving general practitioners' knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement in selected cities of Pakistan through workshop

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-91

  Mujtaba, Syed Hasnain ^a   Ashraf, Tariq ^a   Anjum, Qudsia ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

^b International Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; general practitioners; knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871652889     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511415662     Document Type: Conference Paper

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