Pharmaceutical care program for elderly patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 515-518

  Aguiar, Patricia M ^a   Balisa Rocha, Blicie J ^b   Brito, Giselle C ^b   Lyra Jr , Divaldo P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Elderly; Hypertension; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PULSE RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACIES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84871914953     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2012.11015     Document Type: Article

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