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Review
. 2014 Jul;81(7):427-37.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13110.

Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: a consensus guideline from Canada

Laurie Herzig Mallery  1 , Michael Allen  2 , Isobel Fleming  3 , Kim Kelly  4 , Susan Bowles  5 , Jill Duncan  6 , Paige Moorhouse  7
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Review

Promoting higher blood pressure targets for frail older adults: a consensus guideline from Canada

Laurie Herzig Mallery et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Jul.
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Abstract

The authors, who are members of the Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service and the Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization program, recommend that antihypertensive treatment be less intense in elderly patients who are frail. This paper reviews their recommendations and the evidence behind them.

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