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Awareness of hypertension and its impact on blood pressure control among elderly nigerians: report from the Ibadan study of aging

INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is highly prevalent among the elderly. Its awareness has a direct influence on control through drug adherence. Earlier studies have shown that awareness of hypertension is low among sub-Saharan African populations but only a few studies have looked at the prevalence and aw...

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Autores principales: Raji, Yemi Raheem, Abiona, Taiwo, Gureje, Oye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904715
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.27.190.11682