Barriers to achieving blood pressure treatment targets in elderly hypertensive individuals

High blood pressure (BP) is highly prevalent among the elderly, and even with pharmacological therapy BP is difficult to control to guideline recommended levels. Although poor compliance to therapy is associated with less BP control, little is known regarding other barriers to attaining on-treatment...

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Main Authors: Chowdhury, E., Owen, A., Krum, H., Wing, L., Ryan, P., Nelson, M., Reid, Christopher
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12892