@article{LimayeKaleChitreetal.2016, author = {Dnyanesh Limaye and M. Kale and N. Chitre and D. Deshapande and R. Desai and Vaidehi Limaye and Gerhard Fortwengel}, title = {Cost-effectiveness Study of Antihypertensive Drugs in Mumbai, India}, series = {Current Therapeutic Research}, volume = {78}, number = {Supplement}, doi = {10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.05.005}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-9160}, pages = {S2}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Hypertension is a serious global public health problem. It accounts for 10\% of all deaths in India and is the leading noncommunicable disease.1 Recent studies have shown that the prevalence of hypertension is 25\% in urban and 10\% in rural people in India.2 It exerts a substantial public health burden on cardiovascular health status and health care systems in India.3 Antihypertensive treatment effectively reduces hypertension-related morbidity and mortality.1 The cost of medications has always been a barrier to effective treatment.}, language = {en} }