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Sex differences in the prescription of anti-hypertensive medications in primary care patients

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 20 February 2025; BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
Elisa Dal Canto
1Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Sophie L Theunisse
1Department 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
3Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Frans Rutten
1Department 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
4Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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N Charlotte Onland-Moret
3Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wilko Spiering
5Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Birsen Kiliç
1Department 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
2Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Monika Hollander
1Department 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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BJGPO.2024.0116
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
PubMed 
39978826

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received May 9, 2024
  • Revision received August 26, 2024
  • Accepted December 30, 2024
  • Published online February 20, 2025.

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Copyright © 2025, The Authors This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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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. 1Department of General Practice & Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  3. 3Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  4. 4Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
  5. 5Department 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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Sex differences in the prescription of anti-hypertensive medications in primary care patients
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, Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 20 February 2025; BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116

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Sex differences in the prescription of anti-hypertensive medications in primary care patients
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, Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 20 February 2025; BJGPO.2024.0116. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0116
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