Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries.

Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries.

<h4>Background</h4>The best management of hypertension in frail oldest-old (≥80 years of age) remains unclear and we still lack guidelines that provide specific recommendations. Our study aims to investigate guideline use in general practitioners (GPs) and to examine if guideline use rel...

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Main Authors: Céline Roulet, Zsofia Rozsnyai, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Milly A van der Ploeg, Carmen Floriani, Donata Kurpas, Shlomo Vinker, Sanda Kreitmayer Pestic, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Kathryn Hoffmann, Rita P A Viegas, Christian Mallen, Athina Tatsioni, Hubert Maisonneuve, Claire Collins, Heidrun Lingner, Rosy Tsopra, Yolanda Mueller, Rosalinde K E Poortvliet, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Sven Streit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236064

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