A comparison of two methods for measuring anti-hypertensive drug use: concordance of use with South African standard treatment guidelines
OBJECTIVE: To assess prescriber adherence to standard anti-hypertensive treatment guidelines in South Africa, determine if supply data are useful indicators of drug use, and assess the cost implications of not complying with the guidelines. METHODS: We undertook two studies: an analysis of records o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000600015&lng=en&tlng=en |