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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
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- NAMCS
- Description
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is a national survey designed to provide objective, reliable information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. The survey was conducted annually from 1973 to 1981, in 1985, and annually since 1989. The survey samples visits to non-federally employed office-based physicians who are engaged in direct patient...
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Health Care SystemQuality of Health Care
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- Free to AllFee RequiredApplication Required
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NYU Dataset
Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension
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- CAATCH
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- Gbenga OgedegbeJoseph SchwartzJonathan N. TobinSenaida Fernandez2 more author(s)...
- Description
This dataset was generated from a 12-month two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial, Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension (CAATCH). The goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel, multicomponent, evidence-based intervention compared with usual care in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive blacks who receive care in community health centers....
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Chronic DiseaseHealth Care SystemRisk Factors
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- Application RequiredAuthor Approval Required
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NYU Dataset
Task Shifting and Blood Pressure Control in Ghana
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- TASSH Study
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- Gbenga OgedegbeJacob Plange-RhuleJoyce GyamfiWilliam Chaplin9 more author(s)...
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The dataset includes a total of 757 patients with uncontrolled hypertension who were enrolled into the Task Shifting and Blood Pressure Control in Ghana (TASSH) study through 32 community health centers in Ghana. TASSH was a randomized controlled trial that compared the outcomes of 2 interventions to reduce systolic blood pressure (SBP): standard of care treatment available through public health insurance...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth Care System
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- Free to All
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NYU Dataset
Qualitative Assessment on Evidence-based Tobacco Use Treatment in Vietnam Health Centers
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- Nancy Van DevanterMilkie VuAnn NguyenTrang Nguyen3 more author(s)...
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This dataset contains qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 52 health care providers at 13 community health centers (CHC) that participated in the VQuit randomized controlled trial in rural Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. Findings from VQuit indicated that a multicomponent intervention increased provider adherence to tobacco dependence treatment guidelines. In total, 13 medical directors (all...
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Health Care System
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- Author Approval Required
