Drug therapy, lifestyle modification and blood pressure control in a primary care facility, south of Johannesburg, South Africa: An audit of hypertension management

Background: Hypertension management is suboptimal in many settings. We assessed blood pressure (BP) control according to target, the appropriateness of antihypertensive therapy and the extent of implementing lifestyle modification among hypertensive patients. Method: This study was an audit involvi...

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Main Authors: S.C. Onwukwe, O.B. Omole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-04-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1744