Blood pressure control in a hypertension telemedicine intervention: Does distance to primary care matter?

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 723-730

  Bowen, Michael E ^a,b,c   Bosworth, Hayden B ^d,e   Roumie, Christianne L ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; READING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; TRAVEL DISTANCE; URBAN AREA; VETERAN;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84884985067     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12172     Document Type: Article

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