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Organized Blood Pressure Control Programs to Prevent Stroke in Australia

Author(s) -

Dominique A. Cadilhac,

Rob Carter,

Amanda G. Thrift,

Helen M. Dewey

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.634949

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , cost effectiveness , quality adjusted life year , reimbursement , stroke (engine) , economic evaluation , cost–benefit analysis , health care , emergency medicine , gerontology , nursing , risk analysis (engineering) , mechanical engineering , ecology , pathology , engineering , economics , biology , economic growth

High blood pressure (BP) is the most important modifiable stroke risk factor. Worldwide high BP in many people is uncontrolled or people are unaware of their BP status. We aimed to assess whether a program of organized multidisciplinary care and medication would be cost-effective for improving BP control for the prevention of stroke.

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