The association between trust in health care providers and medication adherence among Black women with hypertension

Background: Black women have the highest prevalence of hypertension in the world. Reasons for this disparity are poorly understood. The historical legacy of medical maltreatment of Blacks in the U.S. provides some insight into distrust in the medical profession, refusal of treatment, and poor adhere...

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Main Authors: Willie M. Abel, Jimmy T. Efird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00066/full