scotPHO introduction:
  High Blood Pressure
  Key points
  Introduction
  Policy context
  Risk factors
  Data
  Key data sources
Key references and evidence
  Useful links
  High Cholesterol
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High blood pressure: key references and evidence

References

Lawes CMM, Vander Hoorn S, Law MR, Elliott P, MacMahon S, Rodgers A.  WHO Comparative Quantification of Health Risk: Global and Regional Burden of Disease Attribution to Selected Major Risk Factors - Chapter 6: High blood pressure.  World Health Organisation, 2004. PDF Button (708KB)


Maryon-Davis A, Press V, on behalf of the Cardiovascular Health Working Group of the Faculty of Public Health.  Easing the Pressure: Tackling Hypertension.  Faculty of Public Health, 2005.
(Project management, and additional writing and research by Lindsey Stewart)

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic.

NHS Health Scotland: Scottish perspectives on NICE public health guidance - Index page

National Library for Public Health - Home page

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page

Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page

Note: The effectiveness evidence links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative. The usual ScotPHO disclaimer about links to external sites applies.