Journal article
Abstract 182: The Impact of National and Regional Health Systems Arrangements on Hypertension Awareness, Treatment and Control: a Systematic Literature Review
Abstract
Background: Around a billion people worldwide have hypertension (HT), a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A significant proportion of HT patients remain unaware, untreated, and are uncontrolled, despite the availability of inexpensive and effective medications. Weaknesses in health systems are thought to be a key contributor to the inadequacies in HT care and control globally. We performed a systematic literature review to summarize …
Authors
Paty J; Maimaris W; Perel P; Legido-Quigley H; Balabanova D; Nieuwlaat R; Mckee M
Journal
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Vol. 6, No. suppl_1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
5 2013
DOI
10.1161/circoutcomes.6.suppl_1.a182
ISSN
1941-7713