Racial disparities in the prevalence and control of hypertension among a cohort of HIV-infected patients in the southeastern United States.

Racial disparities in the prevalence and control of hypertension among a cohort of HIV-infected patients in the southeastern United States.

BACKGROUND:African Americans are disproportionately affected by both HIV and hypertension. Failure to modify risk factors for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease such as hypertension among HIV-infected patients may attenuate the benefits conferred by combination antiretroviral therapy....

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Main Authors: Greer A Burkholder, Ashutosh R Tamhane, Monika M Safford, Paul M Muntner, Amanda L Willig, James H Willig, James L Raper, Michael S Saag, Michael J Mugavero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5875791?pdf=render

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