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Review
. 2004 Sep;71(9):735-43.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.71.9.735.

Hypertension treatment in African Americans: physiology is less important than sociology

David Martins  1 , Keith Norris
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Hypertension treatment in African Americans: physiology is less important than sociology

David Martins et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2004 Sep.
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Abstract

African Americans have higher rates of hypertension and its complications than do people of other ethnic groups, and they may respond differently to various antihypertensive drugs. Social, cultural, and economic barriers to care are probably more important than any true physiologic differences between races.

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