TY - JOUR T1 - Patient-held clinical guidelines for hypertension — a step too far? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 155 LP - 155 VL - 57 IS - 535 AU - Neil Adams AU - Peter Davidson AU - Matthew Smith Y1 - 2007/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/535/155.1.abstract N2 - The aim of the study by McKinstry and colleagues1 was to determine if a clinical guideline posted to patients with hypertension improved their blood pressure control with the underlying assumption that any improvement would probably be due to patient empowerment.As part of the routine patient–health professional relationship patients should be fully informed about what high blood pressure is, why it needs to be … ER -