The prevalence, awareness and control rate of hypertension among elderly in northwest of Iran

The prevalence, awareness and control rate of hypertension among elderly in northwest of Iran

Introduction: Adequate treatment of hypertension is infrequent in older patients. Determining the prevalence of hypertension in older patients, identifying the pattern of the treatment in this age group and evaluating their awareness of the disease may help healthcare systems to devise appropriate p...

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Main Authors: Samad Ghaffari, Leili Pourafkari, Arezou Tajlil, Mohammad Hasan Sahebihagh, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Nader D Nader, Akbar Azizi Zeinalhajlou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
Subjects:
Hypertension in Elderly
Epidemiology
Gender Differences
Online Access:http://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/JCVTR-8-176.pdf

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