Hypertension treatment capacity in India by increased workforce, greater task-sharing, and extended prescription period: A modelling studyResearch in context

• Main Authors: Matti Marklund (Author), Rajeev Cherukupalli (Author), Priya Pathak (Author), Dinesh Neupane (Author), Ashish Krishna (Author), Jason H.Y. Wu (Author), Bruce Neal (Author), Prabhdeep Kaur (Author), Andrew E. Moran (Author), Lawrence J. Appel (Author), Kunihiro Matsushita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: The worldwide control rate for hypertension is dismal. An inadequate number of physicians to treat patients with hypertension is one key obstacle. Innovative health system approaches such as delegation of basic tasks to non-physician health workers (task-sharing) might alleviate...