Changing Attitudes to Hypertension
- Contributor(s):
- Annals of Internal Medicine Freis, Edward D.
- Publication:
- American College of Physicians, January 1973
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Hypertension
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Articles
- Abstract:
- In this short article, Freis chronicled the evolving attitudes of primary care physicians towards hypertension. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he noted that far too many doctors still considered it a "benign disease." To counteract this, Freis advocated a three-step response: the implementation of an intensive education campaign for medical professionals, the organization of screening programs, and the creation of a cooperative relationship between doctors and the media in order to change popular perceptions of hypertension.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584929X38 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- XFBBCV
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X38
- Archival Collection:
- The Edward D. Freis Papers (Profiles in Science)