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Lay beliefs about hypertension among HIV-infected adults in Kenya

OBJECTIVE: Hypertension affects 23% of Kenyans and is the most prevalent modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite this, hypertension awareness and treatment adherence is very low. We conducted a qualitative study to explore lay beliefs about hypertension among HIV-infected adults t...

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Autores principales: Temu, Tecla M, Bahiru, Ehete, Bukachi, Fredrick, Bloomfield, Gerald S, Muiruri, Peter, Farquhar, Carey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Heart 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5384458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2016-000570