The importance of a multidisciplinary assistance program in the control of blood pressure in hypertensive elderly patients

Objective: To verify if being placed on a geriatric multidisciplinaryassistance program contributes to better blood pressure control.Methods and Design: Cross-section study. Setting: A tertiary-careteaching hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants: 110 hypertensivepatients aged over 60 years. Mea...

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Main Authors: Alberto Macedo-Soares, Décio Mion Junior, Angela Pierin, Wilson Jacob Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2007-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/464-137-142.original-multidiciplinary.5.2.1.pdf