2003 World Health Organization (WHO)/International Society of Hypertension (ISH) statement on management of hypertension

Kaplan, Norman; Mendis, Shanthi; Poulter, Neil; Whitworth, Judith

2003 World Health Organization (WHO)/International Society of Hypertension (ISH) statement on management of hypertension

Date

2003

Authors

Kaplan, Norman

Mendis, Shanthi

Poulter, Neil

Whitworth, Judith

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

Objective: Hypertension is estimated to cause 4.5% of current global disease burden and is as prevalent in many developing countries, as in the developed world. Blood pressure-induced cardiovascular risk rises continuously across the whole blood pressure