Open AccessAwareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Older Americans About High Blood Pressure
Author(s) -
Brent M. Egan,
Daniel T. Lackland,
Neal E. Cutler
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.6.681
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , telephone survey , isolated systolic hypertension , gerontology , marketing , business
The prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP), particularly isolated systolic hypertension, rises with age, whereas control rates decline.