Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 221-227 , May 2009

Six-item self-administered questionnaires in the waiting room: an aid to explain uncontrolled hypertension in high-risk patients seen in general practice

  • Isabelle Mulazzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Département de Médecine Générale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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  • Jean Pierre Cambou, MD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM 558, Toulouse, France
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  • Xavier Girerd, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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  • Robert Nicodeme, MD

      Affiliations

    • Département de Médecine Générale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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  • Bernard Chamontin, MD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM 558, Toulouse, France
    • Service de Médecine Interne et d'Hypertension Artérielle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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  • Jacques Amar, MD

      Affiliations

    • INSERM 558, Toulouse, France
    • Service de Médecine Interne et d'Hypertension Artérielle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jacques Amar, MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Hopital Rangueil, Department of Internal Medicine and Arterial Hypertension, Toulouse, France. Tel: +33 5 61 323 084; fax: +33 5 61 32 27 10.

Received 22 August 2008 ,Accepted 13 December 2008.

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 The ESPERE Study and the analysis of these data were financially supported by Sanofi Aventis. Dr. Amar received consultancy fees from Sanofi Aventis to design and analyze the study.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00235-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.12.004

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 221-227 , May 2009