Managing Hypertension: Tools to Improve Health and Prevent Complications (McFarland Health Topics) - Softcover

Moulton, Sandra A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786494212 ISBN 13: 9780786494217

Publisher: McFarland, 2016

Synopsis

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common chronic disease affecting people of different ages, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic statuses worldwide. Research links hypertension to increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease--the leading cause of death worldwide. This book provides an up-to-date illustrated overview of research findings concerning hypertension, covering risk factors, increase in prevalence, cultures affected and challenges to treating and managing the disease in specific populations. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for effectively managing hypertension are discussed.

About this title

About the Author:

Registered nurse Sandra A. Moulton is an urgent care coordinator at Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre in Toronto, Canada and has been a part-time clinical instructor at the University of New Brunswick Nursing School of Health Sciences. She lives in Scarborough, Ontario Canada.
Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0786494212
• ISBN 13: 9780786494217
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: Moore Elaine A.