Trial and error

[摘要] Fahey et al should be congratulated for trying to work out how GPs can best manage hypertension in primary care.1 However, I feel that their systematic review has overlooked a number of points when it comes to the selection, analysis and summation of trials that relate to educational interventions for patients and doctors. In their discussion, they state that, ‘Education alone, directed either to patients or health professionals appears unlikely to influence control of blood pressure as a single intervention, as results were highly heterogeneous …’

[学科分类] 卫生学