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Community Control of Hypertension
Author(s) -
Cullen K. J.,
McCall M. G.,
Stenhouse N. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1976.tb03023.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertension treatment , blood pressure , register (sociolinguistics) , intensive care medicine , disease , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
Summary: Community control of hypertension. The adequacy of treatment of hypertension in a community was monitored at triennial mass health examinations. Hypertensives were not adequately retained on treatment until a disease register was developed and a practice nurse given responsibility for maintaining contact with patients on the register. The advent of newer therapeutic agents and intensification of the interest of both doctor and patient in the results of treatment were associated with progressive improvement in the adequacy of control of blood pressure.