A comparison of the quality of hypertension management in primary care between Shanghai and Shenzhen: A cohort study of 3196 patients

Medicine (United States)

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e455-

  Li, Haitao ^a   Wei, Xiaolin ^b,c   Wong, Martin C ^b   Yang, Nan ^b   Wong, Samuel Y ^b   Lao, Xiangqian ^b   Griffiths, Sian M ^b  

^a Shenzhen University School of Medicine   (China)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; URBAN AREA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84922901081     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: 15365964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000455     Document Type: Article

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