Current European guidelines for management of arterial hypertension: Are they adequate for use in primary care? Modelling study based on the Norwegian HUNT 2 population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous studies indicate that clinical guidelines using combined risk evaluation for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) may overestimate risk. The aim of this study was to model and discuss implementation of the current (2007) hypertensi...

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Main Authors: Hetlevik Irene, Sigurdsson Johann A, Getz Linn, Petursson Halfdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/10/70