[Abstract Only] Study: Two-thirds of Hypertensive Patients Going Without Treatment in Low-income and Middle-income Countries

The state of hypertension care in 44 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative individual-level data from 1·1 million adults – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Hypertension poorly managed in low- and middle-income countries – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND In the Global South less than one-third of high blood pressure patients treated – University of Göttingen (free) AND Two-Thirds Of People In Low & Middle-Income Countries With Hypertension Don’t Get Treatment – Health Policy Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

In low- and middle-income countries, over 2/3 of thosewith high blood pressure get poor treatment despite the risks and available treatments. An international team including our Uni show who's losing out, when and why – https://t.co/gF7lMhfrtW, https://t.co/JhZpLTya9J @TheLancet pic.twitter.com/TL7uhUCCzb

— Uni Göttingen (@uniGoettingen) July 19, 2019