Perception of hypertension management by patients and doctors in Asia: Potential to improve blood pressure control

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rahman, Abdul Rashid Abdul ^a   Wang, Ji Guang ^b   Kwong, Gary Mak Yiu ^c   Morales, Dante D ^d   Sritara, Piyamitr ^e   Sukmawan, Renan ^f  

^a An Nur Specialist Hospital   (Malaysia)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c Pro Cardio Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Centre   (Hong Kong)

^d Manila Doctors Hospital   (Philippines)

^e Praram 9 Hospital   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Hong Kong; Hypertension; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Qualitative research; South Korea; Taiwan; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927938212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1447056X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12930-015-0018-3     Document Type: Article

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