Publications by authors named "Gregorios A Alokrios"
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Hellas, Greece: the Hypertension Study in General Practice in Hellas (HYPERTENSHELL) national study.
Aris D Efstratopoulos Sofia M Voyaki Athanasios A Baltas Filippos A Vratsistas Dimitrios-Eteoklis P Kirlas Gregorios A Alokrios
Am J Hypertens
January 2006
Background: The Hypertension Study in General Practice in Hellas (Hypertenshell) is a cross-sectional study (much like the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study) for assessing the prevalence, level of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Greece.
Methods: The study was conducted with the collaboration of physicians in 98 Health Centers across Greece. Participants were interviewed about lifestyle, and blood pressure (BP) measurements were taken on two clinical visits for verification of diagnosis and control of hypertension.