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Overtreating mild hypertension, are we doing more harm than good?
FromThe BMJ Podcast
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Stephen Martin, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, thinks we're overtreating otherwise healthy patients who have mild hypertension.
In this podcast he sets out his argument, and explains why prescribing drugs to these people may actually be doing more harm than good.
Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bmj.g5432
In this podcast he sets out his argument, and explains why prescribing drugs to these people may actually be doing more harm than good.
Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bmj.g5432
Released:
Sep 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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