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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of monitoring blood pressure of hypertensive employees at work.

Abstract

In this randomized controlled trial, the value of using occupational health nurses (OHNs) to monitor the care of hypertensive employees at work was compared with regular care (RC) delivered in the community. One year after entry, the blood pressure level, medication history, compliance with treatment, and cost of hypertensive care of the participants were determined by independent evaluators. The reduction in diastolic blood pressure (DBP), the …

Authors

Logan AG; Milne BJ; Flanagan PT; Haynes RB

Journal

Hypertension, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 828–836

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

November 1983

DOI

10.1161/01.hyp.5.6.828

ISSN

0194-911X