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Differences in Hypertension Medication Prescribing for Black Americans and Their Association with Hypertension Outcomes

Hunter K. Holt, Ginny Gildengorin, Leah Karliner, Valy Fontil, Rajiv Pramanik and Michael B. Potter
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 26-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210276

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