What differentiates primary care physicians who predominantly prescribe diuretics for treating mild to moderate hypertension from those who do not? A comparative qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Thiazide diuretics are cost-effective for the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension, but physicians often opt for more expensive treatment options such as angiotensin II receptor blockers or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. With escalating health care costs, there is a need...

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Autores principales: Rochefort, Christian M, Morlec, Julia, Tamblyn, Robyn M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22375684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22375684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-9

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