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A review of non-pharmacological methods to control hypertension in older people

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2002

Suzanne L Burns  and
Marion ET McMurdo
Suzanne L Burns
Affiliation:
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Marion ET McMurdo
Affiliation:
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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Extract

Control of hypertension is generally acknowledged to be important in reducing the risk of vascular events. Although hypertension affects over 50% of people aged 60 years or over, a study in 1995 showed that general practitioners were much less likely to treat an older person with a blood pressure outside the normal range than a younger person.

Type
Clinical geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 2001 , pp. 237 - 244
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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