Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Control and Treatment Differences in a Medicaid Population, North Carolina, 2005-2006

• Main Authors: Diane L. Downie, MPH (Author), Dorothee Schmid, MA (Author), Marcus G. Plescia, MD, MPH (Author), Sara L. Huston, PhD (Author), Susan Bostrom, RN (Author), Angie Yow, RN (Author), William W. Lawrence Jr., MD (Author), C. Annette DuBard, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionRacial disparities in prevalence and control of high blood pressure are well-documented. We studied blood pressure control and interventions received during the course of a year in a sample of black and white Medicaid recipients with high blood pressure and examined patient, provider, an...