Hypertension-related morbidity and mortality in African Americans--why we need to do better.

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Published in J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) on January 01, 2006

Authors

Keith C Ferdinand1, Elijah Saunders

Author Affiliations

1: Heartbeats Life Center, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA, USA. kcferdmd@aol.com

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