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. 2022 Aug;364(2):237-238.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.04.017. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Telemedicine and hypertension management: Impact of COVID-19 on an institutional quality initiative

Ravi A Thakker  1 , Khaled F Chatila  2 , Lindsay K Sonstein  3 , Erin Hommel  3
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Telemedicine and hypertension management: Impact of COVID-19 on an institutional quality initiative

Ravi A Thakker et al. Am J Med Sci. 2022 Aug.
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Fig. 1
Linear plot demonstrating percentage of clinics per date that reached target blood pressure (BP) goal of <140/90 mmHg in all Internal Medicine Primary Care Clinics combined. Dates ranged from 1/17/20 through 12/22/20. Dates in month and date are demonstrated on the x-axis. Percentages are demonstrated on the y-axis.
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