Culturally Adapted Hypertension Education (CAHE) to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Treatment Adherence in Patients of African Origin with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Cluster-Randomized Trial

Erik J. A. J. Beune; Eric P. Moll van Charante; Leo Beem; Jacob Mohrs; Charles O. Agyemang; Gbenga Ogedegbe; Joke A. Haafkens

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090103

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Culturally Adapted Hypertension Education (CAHE) to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Treatment Adherence in Patients of African Origin with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Cluster-Randomized Trial

Erik J. A. J. Beune ,

* E-mail: e.j.beune@amc.uva.nl

Affiliations Department of General Practice, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Public Health, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Eric P. Moll van Charante,

Affiliation Department of General Practice, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Leo Beem †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of General Practice, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jacob Mohrs,

Affiliation Department of General Practice, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Charles O. Agyemang,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gbenga Ogedegbe,

Affiliation Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Joke A. Haafkens

Affiliation Department of General Practice, Division of Clinical Methods and Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Culturally Adapted Hypertension Education (CAHE) to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Treatment Adherence in Patients of African Origin with Uncontrolled Hypertension: Cluster-Randomized Trial

Erik J. A. J. Beune,
Eric P. Moll van Charante,
Leo Beem,
Jacob Mohrs,
Charles O. Agyemang,
Gbenga Ogedegbe,
Joke A. Haafkens

Published: March 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090103

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