Factors associated with multimorbidity and its link with poor blood pressure control among 223,286 hypertensive patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 202-208

  Wong, Martin C S ^a   Wang, Harry H X ^a   Cheung, Clement S K ^b   Tong, Ellen L H ^b   Sek, Antonio C H ^b   Cheung, N T ^b   Yan, Bryan P Y ^a   Yu, Cheuk Man ^a   Griffiths, Sian M ^a   Coats, Andrew J S ^a,c  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Blood pressure control; Hypertension; Multimorbidity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TRENDS;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84909944953     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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