Title:

The Role of Hypertension

Creator:

Freis, Edward D.

Date:

March 1960

Description:

This short essay was part of a collection of papers on the prevention and control of heart disease originally presented at the eighty-seventh annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in October 1959. In it, Freis argued that hypertension was a major contributing factor in heart disease and antihypertensive drugs offered considerable prophylactic value in its treatment.

Periodical:

The American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health

Publisher:

American Public Health Association

Location:

Box: 7. Folder: 37

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents

Format:

Text

Extent:

3 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Freis, Edward D. "The Role of Hypertension." The American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health 50, 3 (March 1960): 11-13. Article. 3 Images.. The American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health

Legacy ID:

XFBBJC

NLM ID:

101584929X126

Profiles Collection:

The Edward D. Freis Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X126

Story Section:

The Veterans Administration Hospital and Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1949-1964