Health Professionals' Perceptions of Disparities in Hypertension Control: A Mixed Methods Study.

Lizzy Maritza BrewsterJingyu TongLijing L YanJeffrey MoeVanessa C HarrisGert A van Montfrans

Published in: American journal of hypertension (2022)

This explorative study finds that health professionals predominantly attribute disparities in hypertension control to patient-level factors. Awareness of disparities was lower for more proximate healthcare settings. These data emphasize the need to consider health professionals' perceptions when addressing disparities in hypertension control.

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