6th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment Of High Blood Pressure

Provides guidance for primary clinicians, & serves as a tool to be adapted & implemented in local & individual situations. Using evidence-based med. & consensus, the report updates contemporary approaches to hypertension control. Covers: the need for prevention of high blood pressure (HBP) by improving lifestyles, the cost of health care, the use of self-measurement of blood pressure, the role of managed care in the treatment of HBP, the intro. of new combination anti-hypertensive medications & angiotensin II receptor blockers, & strategies for improving adherence to treatment. Charts & tables. Also includes a 28-page report, Implementing Recommendations for Dietary Salt Reduction: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? How Do We Get There? A Summary of an NHLBI Workshop.ÓSheps, Sheldon G. is the author of '6th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment Of High Blood Pressure', published 1997 under ISBN 9780756719197 and ISBN 0756719194.