Linking community-based blood pressure measurement to clinical care: a randomized controlled trial of outreach and tracking by community health workers. | Zendy

JAMES KRIEGER | Zendy; C Collier | Zendy; Lin Song | Zendy; Diane P. Martin | Zendy

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Linking community-based blood pressure measurement to clinical care: a randomized controlled trial of outreach and tracking by community health workers.

Author(s) -

JAMES KRIEGER,

C Collier,

Lin Song,

Diane P. Martin

Publication year - 1999

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.89.6.856

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , referral , confidence interval , outreach , blood pressure , poverty , health care , tracking (education) , family medicine , physical therapy , gerontology , psychology , pedagogy , political science , law , economics , economic growth

This study assessed the effectiveness of enhanced tracking and follow-up services provided by community health workers in promoting medical follow-up of persons whose elevated blood pressures were detected during blood pressure measurement at urban community sites.

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