November 1, 1999The Medical Journal of Australia
The 1999 WHO–ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension
Key result
The 1999 WHO-ISH hypertension guidelines shift the primary management emphasis from isolated blood pressure levels to overall cardiovascular risk assessment.
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Supports risk-stratified hypertension care over BP thresholds alone; leaves open prospective outcome validation.
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John Chalmers (1999) studied this question. The 1999 WHO-ISH hypertension guidelines shift the primary management emphasis from isolated blood pressure levels to overall cardiovascular risk assessment.