The treatment of hypertension in care home residents: A systematic review of observational studies

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-16

  Welsh, Tomas ^a   Gladman, John ^a   Gordon, Adam L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; Hypertension; Long term care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCINFO; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONG-TERM CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84890794575     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.06.012     Document Type: Review

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