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Barriers to blood pressure control in African Americans

Overcoming obstacles is challenging, but target goals can be attained

Janice G. Douglas Dr Douglas is professor of medicine, pharmacology, physiology, and biophysics, and director, division of hypertension, department of medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland.Correspondence[email protected]
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Keith C. Ferdinand Dr Ferdinand is professor of clinical pharmacology, Xavier University, and medical director, Heartbeats Life Center of Louisiana, New Orleans.
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George L. Bakris Dr Bakris is professor, departments of preventive medicine and internal medicine; vice chairman, department of preventive medicine; and director, Rush Hypertension Clinical Research Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago.
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James R. Sowers Dr Sowers is professor, departments of medicine, biochemistry, and cell biology, and director, departments of endocrinology, diabetes, and hypertension, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn College of Medicine.
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Pages 51-70 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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