Guidelines for Treatment of Hypertension in Latin America: The Brazilian Experience

Treatment of hypertension in most countries of Latin America, in general, follows the recommendations of guidelines generated by both: the National Institute of Health of the United States of America (Joint National Committee) and the World Health Organization together with the International Society...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental hypertension (1993) 1999, Vol.21 (5-6), p.683-692
Main Authors: Ribeiro, Artur B., Zanella, Maria Teresa, Kohlmann, Osvaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brazil
guidelines
Guidelines as Topic
Health Education
Humans
hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Latin America
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Smoking Cessation
treatment Latin-America
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Summary:Treatment of hypertension in most countries of Latin America, in general, follows the recommendations of guidelines generated by both: the National Institute of Health of the United States of America (Joint National Committee) and the World Health Organization together with the International Society of Hypertension. Few countries of Latin America, as Brazil, in the last years have generated their own guidelines for detection, evaluation and treatment of hypertension. Its described the braziliam experience in generates and distributes a guideline for treatment of hypertensive. It is also discussed the difficulties and the needs to a succesfully implement the recommendations of guideline for treatment of chronic diseases, such as hypertension.
ISSN:1064-1963
1525-6006
DOI:10.3109/10641969909060999