| observational study of hypertension in matelica, italy (matelica hypertension study). | this study summarizes the results of an epidemiological investigation carried out on the occasion of the second world hypertension day (may 13, 2006) in the city of matelica in the region of the marches, central italy. in all, 518 subjects (298 males, average age 52.3 years; 220 females, average age 55 years) with either diagnosed hypertension or who were thought to be normotensive had arterial blood pressure measured. other cardiovascular risk factors and the costs of pharmacological treatment ... | 2007 | 18058478 |