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Gaps Between Hypertension Treatment Guidelines and Clinical Practice in Japan: Baseline Survey Results From Fukushima Research of Hypertension (FRESH) Hirohide Yokokawa, MD, PhD;1 Aya Goto, MD, MPH, PhD;1 Hironobu Sanada, MD, PhD;2,3 Tsuyoshi Watanabe, MD, PhD;3 Seiji Yasumura, MD, PhD1
This observational study assessed the achievement of treatment goals, as defined by the Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2004). These goals are:
