Population
26 doctors involved in hypertension management and 520 established hypertensive outpatients at Penang…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports targeted education to improve adherence; leaves open whether knowledge interventions increase guideline-compliant prescribing.
Doctors' knowledge of hypertension guidelines is directly reflected in their prescribing practices, though gaps remain in managing specific comorbidities like left ventricular hypertrophy and renal disease.
Ahmad et al. (2018) studied this question.