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Hypertension in rural communities in Delta State, Nigeria: Prevalence, risk factors and barriers to health care

INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a global health challenge and its prevalence is increasing rapidly amongst adults in many African countries. Some studies on the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension have been conducted in Nigeria, but none within Delta State. We assessed the prevalence of hypert...

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Autores principales:	Ofili, Mary I., Ncama, Busisiwe P., Sartorius, Benn
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS OpenJournals 2015
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729224/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26842522 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.875

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