Provider Adherence to JNC 7 Guidelines and Blood Pressure Outcomes in African Americans
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• Objective: To measure provider adherence with the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) and assess whether adherence is associated with improved blood pressure (BP) control among low-income African-American
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