title: [Prevention of arterial hypertension in automobile transport workers and ways of reducing traffic accidents].
abstract: Conducting a program on prophylaxis of arterial hypertension among automobile transport workers, the researchers revealed higher blood pressure among 22.6% of the examines. Prophylactic measures during 5 years induced decrease in prevalence of arterial hypertension from 23.6% to 13.7% among the exposed group members, whereas the reference group members demonstrated increase of the parameter from 21.5% to 34.3%. Prophylaxis of arterial hypertension among drivers should be based on non-pharmacologic methods, if inevitable, the drug therapy should be selected under control of psychophysiologic tests.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Inarokova
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009790:Occupations; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Profilaktika arterial'noĭ gipertonii u rabotnikov avtotransporta i puti snizheniia dorozhno-transportnykh poroisshestviĭ.