Death Toll From Uncontrolled Blood Pressure In Ethnic Populations The Prevalence Of Racial And Ethnic Disparities
Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationHypertension
Two studies in the current issue examine ethnic and racial disparities in hypertension care and control, and accompanying commentaries from three distinguished editorialists amplify and elucidate this important topic. In the first study, Fiscella and Holt find that racial disparities in blood pressure control contribute to nearly 8,000 preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke among blacks every year.
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