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Hypertension

Journal Article
A New Approach for Measuring Quality of Care for Women with Hypertension
Existing systems have not always linked process measures to blood pressure outcomes.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
The Relationship Between Modifiable Health Risks and Group-Level Health Care Expenditures
To assess the relationship between modifiable health risks and total health care expenditures for a large employee group.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Outcomes of Patients with Hypertension and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Treated by Different Systems and Specialties: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study
Compares outcomes of MOS patients with hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who were cared for in three different systems of care and by generalist and subspecialist physicians.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Physicians' Characteristics Influence Patients' Adherence to Medical Treatment: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study
The influence of physicians' attributes and practice style on patients' adherence to treatment was examined in a 2-year longitudinal study of 186 physicians and their diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease patients
Jan 1, 1994
Journal Article
Affective, Substance Use, and Anxiety Disorders in Persons with Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, or Chronic Lung Conditions
Persons with current arthritis, heart disease, or high blood pressure had a significantly increased adjusted prevalence of recent anxiety disorder.
Jan 1, 1989
Journal Article
The Association Between Hypertension Treatment, Control, and Functional Status
The authors examined the relationship between hypertension treatment, control, and functional status among 356 uncomplicated hypertensive patients receiving care in 16 teaching hospital group practices.
Jan 1, 1987
Journal Article
How Free Care Reduced Hypertension in the Health Insurance Experiment
Free care also led to higher compliance by hypertensives with diet and smoking recommendations and higher use of medication by those who needed it.
Jan 1, 1985
Report
How Free Care Reduced Hypertension of Participants in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment
The cause of the difference was the additional contact with physicians under the free-care plan; this led to better detection and treatment of hypertensives not under care at the start of the study.
Jan 1, 1985
Report
Algorithms for Health Planners: Vol. 1, An Overview
One of a series of reports presenting a methodology to help health planners develop objectives and actions by means of selected health status indicators that may be amenable to health care interventions.
Jan 1, 1977
Report
Algorithms for Health Planners: Vol. 6, Hypertension
Assists health planners, especially those in Health Systems Agencies (HSAs), in developing objectives and taking action toward ameliorating the problem of hypertension, or high blood pressure (HBP).
Jan 1, 1977
Report
Pulsatile Flow in Small Blood Vessels: I. Casson Theory.
Pulsatile Flow in Small Blood Vessels: I. Casson Theory.
Jan 1, 1971
Report
The Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease by Ophthalmic and Thermographic Means.
Describes the current development of a Potential-Stroke Screening Unit to detect persons with high risk of stroke before symptoms develop. Statistics indicate that about 3 out of 4 strokes are due to occlusive lesions usually of the carotid system, p...
Jan 1, 1970

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