Prevalence and Control of Hypertension in Different Macro-Areas in Italy: Analysis of a Large Database by the General Practice

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 387-393

  Tocci, Giuliano ^a,b   Nati, Giulio ^c   Cricelli, Claudio ^c   Parretti, Damiano ^c   Lapi, Francesco ^d   Ferrucci, Andrea ^a   Borghi, Claudio ^e   Volpe, Massimo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c Società Italiana di Medicina Generale SIMG   (Italy)

^d Health Search Italian College of General Practitioners and Primary Care   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General medicine; Hypertension control; Hypertension prevalence; Italy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85006826345     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40292-016-0173-0     Document Type: Article

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