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Sex differences in the prescription of antihypertensive medications in primary care patients: an observational study

Elisa Dal Canto, Sophie L Theunisse, Michiel L Bots, Frans Rutten, Marion Biermans, N Charlotte Onland-Moret, Wilko Spiering, Birsen Kiliç, Hester M den Ruijter and Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
Elisa Dal Canto
1 Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2 Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Sophie L Theunisse
1 Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Michiel L Bots
3 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Frans Rutten
1 Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Marion Biermans
4 Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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N Charlotte Onland-Moret
3 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wilko Spiering
5 Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Birsen Kiliç
1 Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Hester M den Ruijter
2 Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Monika Hollander
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vol. 9 no. 3 BJGPO.2024.0116
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
PubMed 
39978826

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Royal College of General Practitioners
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  • Received May 9, 2024
  • Revision received August 26, 2024
  • Accepted December 30, 2024
  • Published online October 27, 2025.

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  1. Elisa Dal Canto1,2,*,
  2. Sophie L Theunisse1,
  3. Michiel L Bots3,
  4. Frans Rutten1,
  5. Marion Biermans4,
  6. N Charlotte Onland-Moret3,
  7. Wilko Spiering5,
  8. Birsen Kiliç1,
  9. Hester M den Ruijter2 and
  10. Monika Hollander1
  1. 1 Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2 Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  3. 3 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  4. 4 Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  5. 5 Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Elisa Dal Canto, E.DalCanto{at}umcutrecht.nl
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BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
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