Determinants of achieving early blood pressure control with monotherapy in a primary care setting

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 674-680

  Stewart, Simon ^a   Carrington, Melinda J ^a   Swemmer, Carla H ^b   Kurstjens, Nicol P ^b   Brown, Alex ^a   Burrell, Louise M ^c   Nelson, Mark ^d   Stocks, Nigel P ^e   Jennings, Garry L ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b BioMarin Pharmaceutical Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TETRAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE;

EID: 84883453301     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12164     Document Type: Article

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