Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 267-276, July 2009

A narrative review of clinical inertia: focus on hypertension

  • Claudio Faria, PharmD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine – Clinical Pharmacy Services, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Claudio Faria, PharmD, MPH, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Clinical Pharmacy Services, 333 South Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545. Tel: 617-886-8175; fax: 877-208-7428.
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  • Marie Wenzel, PharmD, BCPS

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine – Clinical Pharmacy Services, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Karen W. Lee, PharmD, BCPS

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine – Clinical Pharmacy Services, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Karen Coderre, PharmD, BCPP

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine – Clinical Pharmacy Services, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Jake Nichols, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine – Clinical Pharmacy Services, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Daniel A. Belletti, MA

      Affiliations

    • HEOR/Managed Markets Outcomes Research, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA

Received 17 December 2008; accepted 1 March 2009. published online 20 May 2009.

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 This study was supported by a Grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(09)00035-7

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2009.03.001

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 267-276, July 2009