Medication adherence and stroke/TIA risk in treated hypertensives: Results from the REGARDS study

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Cummings, Doyle M ^a   Letter, Abraham J ^b   Howard, George ^b   Howard, Virginia J ^b   Safford, Monika M ^c   Prince, Valerie ^d   Muntner, Paul ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure control; Medication adherence; stroke; transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STROKE;

EID: 84885172777     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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