A public health approach to global management of hypertension

The Lancet

Volumn 385, Issue 9970, 2015, Pages 825-827

  Angell, Sonia Y ^a   De Cock, Kevin M ^a   Frieden, Thomas R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GENERIC DRUG;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUGS, GENERIC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84925581588     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62256-X     Document Type: Note

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