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Table 1 Recent major guidelines for hypertension

From: Methods underpinning national clinical guidelines for hypertension: describing the evidence shortfall

Organisation

Publication Year

Acronym

Canadian Medical Association [13]

1999

CMA

World Health Organisation – International Society of Hypertension [14]

1999

WHO

Veterans Health Administration (US) [15]

2000

VHA

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network [18]

2001

SIGN

European Society of Hypertension[19]

2003

ESH

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (US) [16]

2003

ICSI

Joint National Committee VII (US)

2003

JNC

Southern African Hypertension Society [17]

2003

SA

British Hypertension Society [21]

2004

BHS

National Institute for Clinical Excellence [22]

2004

NICE