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Hypertension Control in a Prison Setting

NCJ Number
91442
Journal
Journal of Prison and Jail Health Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring/Summer 1983) Pages: 54-62
Author(s)
M Smirnoff; R Keith
Date Published
1983
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The first year's operation of a hypertension control program in a correctional setting is described.
Abstract
Findings of a high prevalence of elevated blood pressures among new admissions during a three-month period and of a significant level of cardiovascular risk factors in a group of patients found to have hypertension are discussed. (Author abstract)

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