Predictors of blood pressure control among hypertensives in community health centers

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1318-1323

  Shelley, Donna ^a   Tseng, Tuo Yen ^a   Andrews, Howard ^b   Ravenell, Joseph ^a   Wu, Daren ^c   Ferrari, Pamela ^c   Cohen, Asaf ^c   Millery, Mari ^b   Kopal, Helene ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c Open Door Family Medical Center   (United States)

^d Primary Care Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; correlates; ethnic minorities; Hispanic; hypertension; low income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE;

EID: 81155150027     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.154     Document Type: Article

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