Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in national surveys from England, the USA and Canada, and correlation with stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality: a cross-sectional study

Joffres, Michel; Falaschetti, Emanuela; Gillespie, Cathleen; Robitaille, Cynthia; Loustalot, Fleetwood; R Poulter, Neil; A. McAlister, Finlay; Johansen, Helen; Baclic, O; R.C. Campbell, Norm

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003423

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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in national surveys from England, the USA and Canada, and correlation with stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality: a cross-sectional study

Published in BMJ Open • Aug 1, 2013

Authors:

Michel Joffres

Emanuela Falaschetti

Cathleen Gillespie

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Comparison of recent national survey data on prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in England, the USA and Canada, and correlation of these parameters with each country stroke and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. DESIGN: Non-institutionalised population surv...

Subject

Medicine

Cross-sectional study

Ischaemic heart disease

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