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February 21, 2005Medical Care

Heart Disease and Prevention

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Population

Blacks and whites in the United States

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JHJulia S. HolmesVolunteer State Community CollegeIAIrma E. ArispeEMErnest MoyVeterans Health Administration

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Implication

Disparities in hypertension hospitalization, procedure use, and CHD mortality by race persist despite similar screening; leaves open whether equity interventions narrow gaps in middle-aged adults.

Structured PICO

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Population
Blacks and whites in the United States
O
Outcome
Distribution of health promotion and cardiovascular screening tests, prevalence of serious heart disease, and cardiovascular mortality

Despite similar rates of cardiovascular screening and health promotion, significant racial disparities persist in serious cardiovascular disease prevalence, procedure utilization, and mortality between blacks and whites in the US.

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Holmes et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a3fcb756812e395897e31https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200503001-00006
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