Racial disparities in hypertension control, but not treatment intensification

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Umscheid, Craig A ^a   Gross, Robert ^a   Weiner, Mark G ^a   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^b,c   Tang, Simon S K ^d   Turner, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blood pressure; Clinical inertia; Epidemiology; Health care disparities; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OFFICE VISITS; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72449132292     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.201     Document Type: Article

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