title: Guidelines for treatment of hypertension in Latin America: the Brazilian experience.
abstract: Treatment of hypertension in most countries of Latin America, in general, follows the recommendations of guidelines generated by both: the National Institute of Health of the United States of America (Joint National Committee) and the World Health Organization together with the International Society of Hypertension. Few countries of Latin America, as Brazil, in the last years have generated their own guidelines for detection, evaluation and treatment of hypertension. Its described the brazilian experience in generates and distributes a guideline for treatment of hypertensive. It is also discussed the difficulties and the needs to a successfully implement the recommendations of guideline for treatment of chronic diseases, such as hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. abribeiro@nefro.epm.br
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Zanella
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007843:Latin America; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation