Population
5,310 patients managed by 318 Italian family physicians, extracted from the Health Search Database.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Gaps in BP control and antithrombotic prescribing after stroke/TIA in primary care warrant audit; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce recurrence.
A significant proportion of Italian stroke and TIA patients managed by family physicians have uncontrolled blood pressure and suboptimal rates of antithrombotic prescription, particularly following TIA.
Filippi et al. (2003) studied this question.
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