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- Title
The USPSTF Recommendation on Blood Pressure Screening: Making 2021 the Transformative Year in Controlling Hypertension.
- Authors
Abdalla, Marwah; Muntner, Paul; Peterson, Eric D.
- Abstract
The authors comment on the Recommendation Statement on blood pressure screening in adults released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 2021. Topics discussed include the call of the USPSTF for hypertension screening in adults 18 years or older, need for innovation in the application of the recommendations based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey, and failure of screening to improve blood pressure control.
- Subjects
BLOOD pressure measurement; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; HYPERTENSION; HEALTH &; Nutrition Examination Survey; REGULATION of blood pressure
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2021, Vol 325, Issue 16, p1618
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2021.4499