General practitioner participation in the second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2).

1. The second Australian National Blood Pressure Study (ANBP2) is an outcome trial of the treatment of hypertension in the elderly conducted entirely in general practices across Australia. Prior to ANBP2, no study of this size and nature had been undertaken in Australian general practice and the response of General Practitioners (GPs) to becoming involved in long-term cardiovascular research was unknown.

Feasibility of conducting cardiovascular outcome research in Australian general practice: results from the ANBP2 pilot study. Australian National Blood Pressure Study.

1. The present study aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a 5 year cardiovascular outcome trial of the treatment of 6000 elderly hypertensive patients in Australian general practices. 2.