Open AccessImpact of the ALLHAT/JNC7 Dissemination Project on Thiazide-Type Diuretic Use
Author(s) -
Randall S. Stafford
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.130
Subject(s) - thiazide , medicine , pharmacy , diuretic , hydrochlorothiazide , family medicine , blood pressure
Strategies are needed to improve the translation of clinical trial results into practice. We assessed the impact of the ALLHAT/JNC7 Dissemination Project's academic detailing component on thiazide-type diuretic prescribing (ALLHAT indicates Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial; JNC7 indicates the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure).
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