title: The need for hospitalization still represents a major burden for hypertensive patients and healthcare systems.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waeber
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feihl
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male