The Prevalence of Prehypertension and Hypertension Among US Adults According to the New Joint National Committee Guidelines | Zendy

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The Prevalence of Prehypertension and Hypertension Among US Adults According to the New Joint National Committee Guidelines

Author(s) -

Youfa Wang,

Qiong Joanna Wang

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.19.2126

Subject(s) - prehypertension , medicine , blood pressure , overweight , national health and nutrition examination survey , seriousness , population , disease , gerontology , environmental health , obesity , demography , sociology , political science , law

The recently released Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee (JNC) on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure provides a new classification of blood pressure levels. Little is known about the current situation of elevated blood pressure in the United States, according to the new guidelines.

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