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Hypertension management in primary care in Belarus and The Netherlands.

Schellevis, F.G., Rusovich, V., Egorov, K.N., Podpalov, V.P., Boerma, W.G.W. Hypertension management in primary care in Belarus and The Netherlands. In: V.P. Podpalov (Ed.). Problems in prevention and management of arterial hypertension in primary care. Vitebsk: Vitebsk Medical University, 2005. 40-43
Both in Belarus and in the Netherlands, guidelines on the management of hypertension in primary care have been developed, including recommendations about detection, treatment and follow-up. These guidelines are meant to harmonize actual practice management of hypertension of improve the quality of care for hypertensive patient. In this paper we will demonstrate and discuss the similarities and differences of the guidelines of the two countries. As far as possible, information about actual performance will be presented to illustrate the guidelines of both countries. (aut.ref.)