Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in Communities—Update From the ASH Carolinas-Georgia Chapter, the Hypertension Initiative, and the Community Physicians' Network

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 879-886

  Egan, Brent M ^a   Lackland, Daniel T ^a   Igho Pemu, Priscilla ^b,c   Hendrix, Katharine H ^a   Basile, Jan ^a,d   Rehman, Shakaib U ^a,d   Okonofua, Eni C ^a   Quarshie, Alexander ^b,c   Oduwole, Adefisayo ^b,c   Onwuanyi, Anekwe ^b,c   Reed, James ^b,c   Obialo, Chamberlain ^b,c   Ofili, Elizabeth O ^b,c  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 36549052049     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2006.05677.x     Document Type: Article

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