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. 2021 Jun;23(6):1271-1272.
doi: 10.1111/jch.14253. Epub 2021 Apr 4.

Response to: Cavagna et al The importance of considering cultural and environmental elements in an interventional model of care to fight hypertension in Africa

Harun A Otieno  1 , Charles Miezah  2 , Gerald Yonga  3 , Fred Kueffer  4 , Molly Guy  4 , Chemuttaai Lang'at  4 , Douglas A Hettrick  4 , Roland Schmieder  5
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Response to: Cavagna et al The importance of considering cultural and environmental elements in an interventional model of care to fight hypertension in Africa

Harun A Otieno et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2021 Jun.
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FK, CL, and DH are full time employees of Medtronic Inc; RS has received consulting and speaker fees from Medtronic; all other authors report no competing interests.

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Empower Health model pilot study results. Systolic blood pressure was elevated prior to study, remaining elevated at baseline with a significant reduction through 6 months after enrollment in the program (−4.7 ± 18.7 mmHg, p < .01)
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