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Outcomes and costs of implementing a community-based intervention for hypertension in an urban slum in Kenya
OBJECTIVE: To describe the processes, outcomes and costs of implementing a multi-component, community-based intervention for hypertension among adults aged > 35 years in a large slum in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: The intervention in 2012–2013 was based on four components: awareness-raising; improve...
Autores principales: | Oti, Samuel Oji, van de Vijver, Steven, Gomez, Gabriela B, Agyemang, Charles, Egondi, Thaddaeus, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Stronks, Karien |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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World Health Organization
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27429489 http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.156513 |
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