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Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults
Release Date: December 2007
This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for high blood pressure in adults.
Summary of Recommendation / Supporting Documents
| This recommendation updates the USPSTF's 2003 recommendation on Screening for High Blood Pressure with respect to adults. Go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspshypechld.htm to view the updated recommendation for children and adolescents. |
Summary of Recommendation
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults aged 18 and older.
Grade: A Recommendation.
Supporting Documents
Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults, December 2007
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 62 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 100 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Syntheses (PDF File, 270 KB; PDF Help)
Review of the Evidence, 2003 (PDF File, 103 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 62 KB; PDF Help)
Patient Brochures and Clinician Fact Sheets
Current as of December 2007
Internet Citation:
Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults, Topic Page. December 2007. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspshype.htm
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