Public health and the control of high blood pressure at the state level: Asleep at the switch or running low on fuel?

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 860-862

  Mensah, George A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Editorials; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449085246     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.754671     Document Type: Editorial

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