A cluster-randomized trial of blood-pressure reduction in black barbershops

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 378, Issue 14, 2018, Pages 1291-1301

  Victor, Ronald G ^a   Lynch, Kathleen ^a   Li, Ning ^b,c   Blyler, Ciantel ^a   Muhammad, Eric ^d   Handler, Joel ^d   Brettler, Jeffrey ^c   Rashid, Mohamad ^d   Hsu, Brent ^d   Foxx Drew, Davontae ^a   Moy, Norma ^a   Reid, Anthony E ^a   Elashoff, Robert M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Cedars Sinai Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG EFFECTS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BARBERING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85045141564     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1717250     Document Type: Article

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