CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP 5 YEARS AFTER SCREENING FOR HYPERTENSION IN COPENHAGEN MALES AGED 40-59

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LAURIDSEN, L
GYNTELBERG, F
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[1] Department of Internal Medicine C, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Bispebjerg Bakke
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10.1093/ije/8.1.11
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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In 1970-71 5 249 Copenhagen men aged 40-59 were screened for hypertension. 196 were found to have raised blood pressure and 150 of these men were examined in an outpatient clinic, treated if judged necessary and then referred to their own doctors for further treatment. A 5 year follow up was undertaken to determine their experience. 10 (6.7%) had died. 11 (7.5%) had had major cardiovascular complications. Only 38 (31.1%) were well controlled. The poor prognosis was probably due to inadequate treatment and poor patient compliance. The screening model is judged inappropriate. © 1979 Oxford University Press.
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