Control of hypertension with medication: a comparative analysis of national surveys in 20 countries

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major contributor to the global disease burden and was responsible for 7% of all disability-adjusted life years in 2010.1 Moreover, the number of people with uncontrolled hypertension has increased to around 1 billion worldwide in the past three decades.2 As a result, the effective control of hypertension has become a priority for global health policy and, with growing interest in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs),3 it is vital that health-care systems deliver appropriate interventions for tackling high blood pressure.

• Autores: Ikeda, Nayu; Murraye, Christopher JL.; Lime, Stephen S; Guerrero Carvajal, Ramiro; Sapienza, David ,; Aekplakorn, Wichai; Naghavi, Mohsen; Mokdad, Ali H.; Lozano, Rafael
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad ICESI
• Repositorio: Repositorio ICESI
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/80011
• Acceso en línea: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/92/1/13-121954-ab/en/; http://hdl.handle.net/10906/80011; http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.13.121954
• Palabra clave: Economía; Econometría; Economics; Econometrics models; Análisis comparativo; Hipertensión; Control medico; Encuesta nacional de salud
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/