Social Networks Help Control Hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Shaya, Fadia T ^a   Chirikov, Viktor V ^a   Daniel Mullins, C ^a   Shematek, Jon ^b   Howard, Deleonardo ^a   Foster, Clyde ^a   Saunders, Elijah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871930234     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12036     Document Type: Article

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