Untreated hypertension: Prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 453-462

  Appleton, S L ^a   Neo, C ^a   Hill, C L ^a   Douglas, K A ^b   Adams, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNTREATED HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879419007     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.62     Document Type: Article

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