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Improving treatment adherence for blood pressure lowering via mobile phone SMS-messages in South Africa: a qualitative evaluation of the SMS-text Adherence SuppoRt (StAR) trial

BACKGROUND: Effective use of proven treatments for high blood pressure, a preventable health risk, is challenging for many patients. Prompts via mobile phone SMS-text messaging may improve adherence to clinic visits and treatment, though more research is needed on impact and patient perceptions of s...

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Autores principales: Leon, Natalie, Surender, Rebecca, Bobrow, Kirsty, Muller, Jocelyn, Farmer, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26137844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0289-7