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Reasons given by hypertensive patients for concurrently using traditional and Western medicine at Natalspruit Hospital in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

BACKGROUND: In 2007, a large number of hypertensive patients seen at Natalspruit Hospital had poor adherent to their anti-hypertension treatment which manifested itself through poor blood pressure control. On enquiry, they revealed that they were also taking traditional medicines. OBJECTIVES: To exp...

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Autores principales: Lotika, Atileombolo A., Mabuza, Langalibalele H., Okonta, Henry I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709489/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.458