Elevated blood pressure and illness beliefs: a cross-sectional study of emergency department patients in Jamaica

BACKGROUND: Elevated blood pressure (BP) is common among emergency department (ED) patients. While some data exist on the association between ED BP and hypertension (HTN) in the USA, little is known about this relationship in Afro-Caribbean nations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relations...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Taneisha T., Williams-Johnson, Jean, Gossel-Williams, Maxine, Goldberg, Elizabeth M., Wilks, Rainford, Dasgupta, Shuvra, Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana M., Williams, Eric W., Levy, Philip D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29846823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-018-0187-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29846823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-018-0187-6

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