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. 1978 Fall;4(1):67-72.
doi: 10.1007/BF01349585.

Screening for hypertension: a rational approach

R F Gillum, W B Stason, M C Weinstein

Screening for hypertension: a rational approach

R F Gillum et al. J Community Health. 1978 Fall.

Abstract

A strategy for the control of hypertension in communities is presented as a staged program. Stage I consists of the evaluation and improvement of hypertension management in health care facilities. Stage II entails case-finding in health care facilities. Finally, Stage III involves targeted screening in the community. While isolated screening programs have been justly labeled "irrational", such a sequential strategy represents a highly rational approach to the community control of hypertension.

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