Death toll from uncontrolled blood pressure in ethnic populations: Universal access and quality improvement may not be enough

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 486-489

  Cené, Crystal Wiley ^a   Cooper, Lisa A ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility of health services; Cardiovascular diseases; Health care disparities; Medically underserved area

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56649092753     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.922     Document Type: Editorial

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