Self-care for Hypertension

Author: Li Liukun, Ling Zekui (editors)
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Publish Date: 1999-02-01
Features: Hypertension is a major cardiovascular disease with high incidence, mortality, and disability rates. In recent years, worldwide, with the general improvement of living standards, its incidence has shown a significant upward trend, becoming one of the main diseases severely threatening human health and life. This book provides an in-depth yet accessible introduction to the knowledge of Chinese and Western prevention and treatment of hypertension from aspects such as etiology and pathology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, daily life adjustments, and prevention. It is believed that readers will benefit from it.