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Recent trends for the management of hypertension in older adults in Latin America in the context of universal coverage: Evidence from Mexico

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  • Armando Arredondo
  • Ana Lucia Recamán
  • José Carlos Suarez‐Herrera
  • Silvia Magali Cuadra

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Taking the Mexican case as a tracer of what is happening in Latin America on public health, we estimate the recent changes and challenges for the management of hypertension in older adults in the context of universal health coverage. The population base was 200, and 308 reported cases of older adults with hypertension. The cost‐evaluation method used was based on the instrumentation and consensus technique. Regarding epidemiological changes for 2016 versus 2018, there is an increase of 21% (CI: 95%, p

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  • Armando Arredondo & Ana Lucia Recamán & José Carlos Suarez‐Herrera & Silvia Magali Cuadra, 2021. "Recent trends for the management of hypertension in older adults in Latin America in the context of universal coverage: Evidence from Mexico," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(2), pages 579-586, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:2:p:579-586
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3103
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    1. Armando Arredondo & Raul Aviles, 2015. "Costs and Epidemiological Changes of Chronic Diseases: Implications and Challenges for Health Systems," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-12, March.
    2. Sara Bennett & Sachiko Ozawa & Krishna D Rao, 2010. "Which Path to Universal Health Coverage? Perspectives on the World Health Report 2010," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-3, November.
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