Titre :
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Hypertension control and access to medical care in the inner city. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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J.M. KOTCHEN ;
T.H. CHELIUS ;
R.G. HOFFMANN ;
T.A. KOTCHEN ;
B. SHAKOOR ABDULLAH ;
W.E. WALKER ;
Health Policy Institute. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee. 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° 11, 1998)
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Pagination :
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1696-1699
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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
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Homme
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST VHcdR0x3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study assessed hypertension control among high-risk African Americans. Methods. We interviewed 583 African Americans aged 18 years and older residing in 438 randomly selected inner-city households. Results. Forty-two percent of the respondents were hypertensive. Bloo pressure was uncontrolled in 74% of hypertensive ersons, although 64% of hypertensive persons, although 64% of hypertensive persons reported having seen a physician within the previous 3 months. Hypertension control was associated with female gender and higher socioeconomic strata but not with public versus private sources of medical care. Conclusions. Hypertension control is inadequate in this population, although health care services are used frequently. Hypertension control efforts should focus on the effectiveness of health care delivery.
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