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An evaluation of the utility of high blood pressure detection fairs.

Author(s) -

Sylvia WassertheilSmoller,

Polly E. Bijur,

M. Donald Blaufox

Publication year - 1978

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.68.8.768

Subject(s) - casual , population , medicine , blood pressure , medical care , value (mathematics) , demography , environmental health , gerontology , family medicine , computer science , political science , machine learning , sociology , law

Our data indicate that voluntary casual screenings in essentially middle class locations may be of limited value in attracting the young, the black, and the male relative to the target population. Our screens attracted a large proportion of individuals who where already aware of their high blood pressure. Nevertheless, these screens can be useful in getting and keeping individuals under medical care: newly detected hypertensives, those who knew they have it and even some of those under treatment for it.

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