title: Hypertension: a policy perspective, 1976-2008.
abstract: Hypertension has important public health, clinical, and economic consequences for the health care system and for society. This report summarizes key issues pertaining to the global economics of hypertension; describes findings from recent cost-effectiveness analyses; and raises key policy issues with respect to insurance coverage and opportunities to increase the value of efforts to treat hypertension.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Harvard University and Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Stason