Eni C Okonofua

Summary

Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Ethnic differences in older americans: awareness, knowledge, and beliefs about hypertension
    Eni C Okonofua
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
    Am J Hypertens 18:972-9. 2005
  2. ncbi Therapeutic inertia is an impediment to achieving the Healthy People 2010 blood pressure control goals
    Eni C Okonofua
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    Hypertension 47:345-51. 2006
  3. ncbi Ethnic differences in the treatment and control of hypertension in patients with diabetes
    Jessica Flynn Riehle
    Department of Biometry and Epidemiology and the Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 7:445-54. 2005
  4. ncbi Platelet and white blood cell counts are elevated in patients with the metabolic syndrome
    Ammar Jesri
    Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 7:705-11; quiz 712-3. 2005
  5. ncbi Cardiovascular risk factor control in communities--update from the ASH Carolinas-Georgia Chapter, the Hypertension Initiative, and the Community Physicians' Network
    Brent M Egan
    Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 8:879-86. 2006
  6. ncbi Ethnic differences in blood pressure control among men at Veterans Affairs clinics and other health care sites
    Shakaib U Rehman
    Department of Medicine, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Arch Intern Med 165:1041-7. 2005

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Ethnic differences in older americans: awareness, knowledge, and beliefs about hypertension
    Eni C Okonofua
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
    Am J Hypertens 18:972-9. 2005
    ..Ethnic differences in awareness, knowledge, and beliefs about hypertension may contribute to these disparities, but information is limited...
  2. ncbi Therapeutic inertia is an impediment to achieving the Healthy People 2010 blood pressure control goals
    Eni C Okonofua
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    Hypertension 47:345-51. 2006
    ..TI has a major impact on BP control in hypertensive subjects receiving regular care. Reducing TI is critical in attaining the Healthy People 2010 goal of controlling hypertension in 50% of all patients...
  3. ncbi Ethnic differences in the treatment and control of hypertension in patients with diabetes
    Jessica Flynn Riehle
    Department of Biometry and Epidemiology and the Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 7:445-54. 2005
    ..The data suggest provider prescribing patterns are not a major contributor to ethnic differences in BP control and outcomes in diabetic hypertensives...
  4. ncbi Platelet and white blood cell counts are elevated in patients with the metabolic syndrome
    Ammar Jesri
    Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 7:705-11; quiz 712-3. 2005
    ....
  5. ncbi Cardiovascular risk factor control in communities--update from the ASH Carolinas-Georgia Chapter, the Hypertension Initiative, and the Community Physicians' Network
    Brent M Egan
    Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 8:879-86. 2006
    ..Evidence suggests that this collaboration is facilitating application of evidence-based medicine and risk factor control...
  6. ncbi Ethnic differences in blood pressure control among men at Veterans Affairs clinics and other health care sites
    Shakaib U Rehman
    Department of Medicine, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    Arch Intern Med 165:1041-7. 2005
    ..The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, which provides access to health care and medications across ethnic and economic boundaries, may reduce disparities in BP control...