… control is needed to address this issue. Using a conceptual model to describe the complex
factors that affect BP control, barriers to optimal hypertension control … or health care system. …

… are not available from other large HMOs or health care systems, so it is difficult to assess …
within populations and health care systems. Several criteria for assessing control could be used…

… This study also indicates that a regular source of health care is an important predictor of
hypertension control. In addition, this study suggests that lifestyle modification is in common use …

… Our study extends reports from other large health care delivery … in hypertension control.
For example, the Veterans Affairs health care system reported improvements in hypertension …

… all hypertensive patients meeting the study criteria, no control group of nonhypertensive …
cal formulation for diltiazem on health care expenditures for hypertension. Clin Ther 1993;15…

… Our study also found that poor control was associated with health care providers'
underaggressiveness in increasing the dosage of antihypertensive medications. Further, we found …

… Additionally, there is a graded association, with a progressively higher percentage of US
adults not aware of having hypertension among individuals with fewer health care visits per year…

… On the basis of these observations, we suggest that developing methodologies to improve
the effectiveness of provider-patient contacts within the health care system would be a fruitful …

… It is worth noting that 9 of 15 studies on arterial hypertension control in primary or secondary
health care either had a convenience sample or did not explicit the sample composition. …

… a hypertension control cascade to identify patients with a usual source of care represented at
… that patients with a usual source of health care receive more effective care and have better …