Titre :
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Blood pressure measurement and antihypertensive treatment in a low-income African-American population. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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D.J. HYMAN ;
C.M. DEWEY ;
J.K. DUNN ;
K. LOUIS ;
V.N. PAVLIK ;
C. VALLBONA ;
L. WIECK ;
Department of Family and Community Medicine. USA ;
Department of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 2, 1998)
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Pagination :
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292-294
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Hypertension artérielle
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Thérapeutique médicamenteuse
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Thérapeutique
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Pression artérielle
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Facteur socioéconomique
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Revenu
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Ethnie
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Evaluation
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Adulte
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Etats Unis
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Amérique du Nord
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Amérique
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Enquête épidémiologique
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Enquête
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Téléphone
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Prévention santé
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 35R0xPuW. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to describe blood pressure measurement and hypertension treatment in an inner-city African-American community. Methods. A random-digit dialing telephone survey of adults more than 18 years of age was carried out in 12 predominantly African-American zip code areas in Houston, Texas. Results. More than 90% of subjects reported a blood pressure measurement within the past 2 years, and 87% of known hypertensives reported current medication use. Conclusions. Further improvements in hypertension control among African Americans in this country are likely to depend premarily on changes in diagnosis and management practices of health care providers and on maintaining primary care access for all socioeconomic groups.
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