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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for High Blood Pressure

Release Date: December 2007

Summary of Recommendation / Supporting Documents

Summary of Recommendation

  • The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults aged 18 and older.
    Grade: A Recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Screening for High Blood Pressure, December 2007
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 62 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 100 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Syntheses (PDF File, 270 KB; PDF Help)
Review of the Evidence, 2003 (PDF File, 103 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 62 KB; PDF Help)

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Current as of December 2007

Internet Citation:

Screening for High Blood Pressure, Topic Page. December 2007. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspshype.htm

 
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