Original Reports: Community-Based Research--The Effectiveness of a Community-Academic Health Center Partnership in Decreasing the Level of Blood Pressure in an Urban African-American Population

This study investigated the effectiveness of a community-academic health center partnership, utilizing nurse-supervised indigenous community health workers, in decreasing the blood pressure in an urban African-American population. Results are discussed.

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Published in:Ethnicity & disease 2003-06, Vol.13 (3), p.354ff-354ff
Main Authors: Levine, David M, Bone, Lee R, Hill, Martha N, Stallings, Rebecca, Gelber, Allan C, Barker, Anne, Harris, Elder C, Feliz-Aaron, Kaytura L, Clark, Jeanne M, Zeger, Scott L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Blood pressure
Community Action
Health and Medicine
Partnerships
United States
Urban areas
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Summary:This study investigated the effectiveness of a community-academic health center partnership, utilizing nurse-supervised indigenous community health workers, in decreasing the blood pressure in an urban African-American population. Results are discussed.
ISSN:1049-510X