[Evaluation of referral process of the hypertensive patient in Spain: DERIVA study.]

CONCLUSIONS: A quarter of the hypertensive population is unnecessary derived to Secondary Care and 30% of the appropriately derived was late. We should improve the interrelation of attention in the hypertension and cardiovascular area between the both attention levels. PMID: 25697731 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Atencion Primaria - February 17, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Martell-Claros N, Abad-Cardiel M, Álvarez-Álvarez B, García-Donaire JA, Galgo-Nafría A Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research