Racial differences in blood pressure control: potential explanatory factors.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on February 21, 2008

Authors

Hayden B Bosworth1, Benjamin Powers, Janet M Grubber, Carolyn T Thorpe, Maren K Olsen, Melinda Orr, Eugene Z Oddone

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (152), Durham, NC, USA. hayden.bosworth@duke.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Two Programs to Improve Blood Pressure Treatment Adherence | NCT00123058

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