Hypertension Control — The Challenge of Patient Education

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Abstract
High blood pressure is the subject of a major educational campaign this year. This campaign, aimed at both professionals and the general public, is a Cooperative effort between the federal government, and a variety of nonfederal organizations.*This campaign was initiated because the public-health data clearly suggest that a reduction in morbidity and mortality from premature cardiovascular disease is achievable by treatment of hypertensive patients. Data from the National Health Examination Survey of 1962,1 extrapolated to the 1972 population, indicate that there are 23 million Americans with hypertension (blood pressure greater than 160 systolic, 95 diastolic). The same survey and . . .