The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 182.e9-182.e15 , February 2010

Medication Reconciliation and Hypertension Control

  • Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH, Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611
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  • Stacy Cooper Bailey, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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  • Joyce Tang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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  • Terry C. Davis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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  • Michael S. Wolf, MA, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill

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 Funding: This work was supported by research grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and support from the Health Literacy and Learning Program at Northwestern University and Department of Medicine-Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport. Dr. Persell was supported by career development award 1 K08 HS015647-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

 Conflict of Interest: Dr. Wolf has received unrestricted research grant funds from Target Corporation and from Pfizer Corporation. No other authors have conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript. Dr. Persell and Dr. Wolf performed the analyses. They take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00720-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.027

The American Journal of Medicine
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