Fifth Joint National Committee
Guidelines for the treatment of hypertension: an American view. Fifth Joint National Committee
Abstract
REPORT OF FIFTH JOINT NATIONAL COMMITTEE: The 1993 report of the Fifth Joint National Committee presents the position of most United States hypertension experts. CRITICISMS: Sharp criticisms have been voiced on two of the major points of the fifth report of the Joint National Committee, the threshold for therapy and the choice of initial therapy. In addition, there is continued uncertainty about the appropriate goal for therapy.
Source and rights
Published by Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension, 1995. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Fifth Joint National Committee
- Published
- 1995
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension
- PubMed
- 8576781
- Added to Prognia
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