A theoretic comparison of JNC 7 and the 2014 Guidelines for high blood pressure initial therapy recommendations based on community health screening event results

Highlights • Utilizing the 2014 Guidelines less patients would have been categorized for initiation of therapy vs JNC 7. • Utilizing the 2014 Guidelines vs JNC 7 patients would have been initiated on single drug vs dual drug therapy. • Controversy exists due to the difference in guideline developmen...

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Published in:	Public health (London) Vol. 144; pp. 122 - 124
Main Authors:	Akers, J.M, Panther, S.G, McKeirnan, K.C, Woodard, L.J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2017 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Adults Blood pressure Classification Community health Community Health Services Guidelines Humans Hypertension Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - therapy Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Mass Screening Medical screening Medical treatment Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Summary:	Highlights • Utilizing the 2014 Guidelines less patients would have been categorized for initiation of therapy vs JNC 7. • Utilizing the 2014 Guidelines vs JNC 7 patients would have been initiated on single drug vs dual drug therapy. • Controversy exists due to the difference in guideline development between JNC 7 and the 2014 Guidelines.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:	0033-3506 1476-5616
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2016.12.014