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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a major contributor to the global disease burden and mortality. Evidence suggests increasing hypertension prevalence in Ghana but there is limited public awareness and information on the characteristics of those with the disease. OBJECTIVE: To describe the baseline char...

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Autores principales:	Colecraft, Esi K., Asante, Matilda, Christian, Aaron K., Adu-Afarwuah, Seth
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6077611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30112195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2815193

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