The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Resource title: The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Resource description: This report reviews the role of blood pressure in cardiovascular disease, as well as clinical guidelines for detecting, evaluating, and treating high blood pressure. This guideline was a key PCOR finding disseminated to clinicians participating in EvidenceNOW.

Document author(s)/institution of origin: National High Blood Pressure Education Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2004

File size and format: 1 MB, PDF

Number of pages: 104

Target audience: Clinicians

Date: August 2004