What does this research mean for the field?

Without improvements in prevention programs, the epidemiologic growth of hypertension in Mexico will impose a severe financial burden, projected to consume 6% to 8% of the total national health budget. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

June 1, 2006American Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

Epidemiologic Changes and Economic Burden of Hypertension in Latin AmericaEvidence from Mexico

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Population

Patients with hypertension in the Mexican health care system

Design

Other

Follow-up

2005 to 2007

Authors

AAArmando ArredondoIndustrial University of Santander AZAgustín ZúñigaInstitute of Peruvian Studies

Discussion

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Implication

Emphasizes hypertension's economic strain on Mexico's health system; leaves open evaluation of preventive strategies to curb costs.

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Population

Patients with hypertension in the Mexican health care system

Outcome

Economic impact (direct and indirect costs) and epidemiologic changes of hypertension for the period 2005 to 2007

Hypertension poses a massive and growing economic burden on the Mexican healthcare system, projected to consume 6-8% of the total health budget by 2007.

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Arredondo et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a198b0f196cd56b09ea5fe1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.10.028

Topics

Hypertension management

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Epidemiologic Changes and Economic Burden of Hypertension in Latin AmericaEvidence from Mexico

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Topics

Epidemiologic Changes and Economic Burden of Hypertension in Latin AmericaEvidence from Mexico

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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