Gender Differences in Hypertension Control Among Older Korean Adults: Korean Social Life, Health, and Aging Project

• Main Authors: Sang Hui Chu (Author), Ji Won Baek (Author), Eun Sook Kim (Author), Katherine M. Stefani (Author), Won Joon Lee (Author), Yeong-Ran Park (Author), Yoosik Youm (Author), Hyeon Chang Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Controlling blood pressure is a key step in reducing cardiovascular mortality in older adults. Gender differences in patients' attitudes after disease diagnosis and their management of the disease have been identified. However, it is unclear whether gender differences exist in hyper...