Disease management to promote blood pressure control among african americans

Population Health Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Brennan, Troyen ^a   Spettell, Claire ^a   Villagra, Victor ^b   Ofili, Elizabeth ^c   McMahill Walraven, Cheryl ^a   Lowy, Elizabeth J ^a   Daniels, Pamela ^c   Quarshie, Alexander ^c   Mayberry, Robert ^c  

^a AETNA   (United States)

^b Health and Technology Vector Inc   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF MONITORING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77951689061     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2009.0019     Document Type: Article

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