RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Alexander, Lori
T1 PURE: Treatment and Control of Hypertension
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 13
SP 20
OP 21
DO 10.1177/155989771213012
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/13/20.2.abstract
AB Hypertension is a global epidemic; yet rates of awareness, treatment, and control are lower than expected around the world, according to the results of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology [PURE] study. The overall prevalence of hypertension was approximately 41%, with fewer than half of people with hypertension being aware of the diagnosis or being treated for it, and only 13% of those with a diagnosis of hypertension having controlled blood pressure.