Lackland D T
Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
J Hum Hypertens. 1996 Feb;10 Suppl 1:S29-31.
Hypertension is a world-wide public health problem. High blood pressure control efforts have been and are being implemented in order to reduce this burden of unnecessary death and morbidity in most societies. Standard methods of assessment will be developed for the measurement of the goals and strategies of hypertension control in populations; and establishing the means for international comparisons of results. The products of the Working Party are expected to become an international guide and resource for the establishment and assessment of hypertension control.
高血压是一个全球性的公共卫生问题。为了减轻大多数社会中不必要的死亡和发病负担，过去和现在一直在开展高血压控制工作。将制定标准评估方法，以衡量人群中高血压控制的目标和策略；并建立结果国际比较的手段。工作组的成果有望成为建立和评估高血压控制的国际指南和资源。
