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. 2022 Jun;79(6):e106-e108.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.19088. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Utilizing Mobile Health Units for Mass Hypertension Screening in Socially Vulnerable Communities Across Detroit

Robert D Brook  1   2   3 , Katee Dawood  2 , Bethany Foster  2 , Randi M Foust  3 , Catherine Gaughan  3 , Paul Kurian  3 , Brian Reed  2 , Andrea L Jones  2   4 , Barbara Vernon  3 , Phillip D Levy  2   3   4
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Utilizing Mobile Health Units for Mass Hypertension Screening in Socially Vulnerable Communities Across Detroit

Robert D Brook et al. Hypertension. 2022 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; blood pressure; prevalence; social determinants of health; social vulnerability.

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