Author: | Elijah Saunders, MD, Wallace R. Johnson, MD | ISBN: | 9781935103974 |
Publisher: | Handbooks in Health Care Co. | Publication: | July 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Handbooks in Health Care Co. | Language: | English |
Author: | Elijah Saunders, MD, Wallace R. Johnson, MD |
ISBN: | 9781935103974 |
Publisher: | Handbooks in Health Care Co. |
Publication: | July 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Handbooks in Health Care Co. |
Language: | English |
Studies have shown that hypertension appears to be more prevalent in African Americans and that this population group may have different outcomes from conventional treatments. Thus, hypertension in African Americans demands unique treatment considerations. This handy, pocket-sized reference reviews the intricacies of diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in the African-American population, with extra attention given to risk factors.
Studies have shown that hypertension appears to be more prevalent in African Americans and that this population group may have different outcomes from conventional treatments. Thus, hypertension in African Americans demands unique treatment considerations. This handy, pocket-sized reference reviews the intricacies of diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in the African-American population, with extra attention given to risk factors.