The American journal of managed care
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Cost-effectiveness of a peer and practice staff support intervention.
We examined the cost-effectiveness of an intervention to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and blood pressure in African Americans. ⋯ A community-primary care practice behavioral intervention to reduce hypertension in African Americans with sustained uncontrolled hypertension does not appear to be cost-effective in the first 6 months. If intervention results are sustained over the long term, the program may be cost-effective over the patient's lifetime.