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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in Ghanaian population: Evidence from the Ghana demographic and health survey

Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in Ghana. This study examines the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Ghanaian aged 15–49 years. This cross-sectional study retrieved data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey...

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Autores principales:	Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Boatemaa, Sandra, Kushitor, Mawuli Komla
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221286/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30403686 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205985

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