Untreated hypertension: Prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample

Appleton, SL; Neo, C; Hill, CL; Douglas, Kirsty; Adams, RJ

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Untreated hypertension: Prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample

Date

2013

Authors

Appleton, SL

Neo, C

Hill, CL

Douglas, Kirsty

Adams, RJ

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Abstract

Identifying barriers to hypertension management may facilitate cardiovascular risk reduction. Therefore, our objective, was to determine the prevalence of hypertension not managed with medication ('untreated') in a representative adult sample and identify