Monitoring one-year compliance to antihypertension medication in the Seychelles

Monitoring one-year compliance to antihypertension medication in the Seychelles

OBJECTIVE: To examine the compliance to medication among newly diagnosed hypertensive patients screened from the general population of the Seychelles, a rapidly developing country. METHODS: Among the 1067 participants to a population-based survey for cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension was dis...

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Main Authors: Bovet Pascal, Burnier Michel, Madeleine George, Waeber Bernard, Paccaud Fred
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Antihypertensive agents/administration and dosage
Bendroflumethiazide/administration and dosage
Atenolol/administration and dosage
Hydrochlorothiazide/administration and dosage
Patient compliance
Longitudinal studies
Seychelles
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000100007

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