Progress of health plans toward meeting the million hearts clinical target for high blood pressure control - United States, 2010-2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 127-130

  Patel, Milesh M ^a   Datu, Bennett ^a   Roman, Dan ^a   Barton, Mary B ^a   Ritchey, Matthew D ^b   Wall, Hilary K ^b   Loustalot, Fleetwood ^b  

^a NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GOALS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893968603     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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