Hypertension awareness and control in an inner-city African-American sample

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Pavlik, V N ^a   Hyman, D J ^a   Vallbona, C ^a   Toronjo, C ^a   Louis, K ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Awareness; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030872833     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000445     Document Type: Article

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