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A Study on Knowledge, Awareness, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension from a Tertiary Care Centre from Northern Sri Lanka

OBJECTIVE: To assess the patient's knowledge and awareness about hypertension and adherence to antihypertensive medication among hypertensive patients with validated Morisky questionnaires in a tertiary care centre of northern Sri Lanka. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive comparative study...

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Autores principales:	Pirasath, S., Kumanan, T., Guruparan, M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29230325 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9656450

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