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Community awareness of stroke, hypertension and modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Nkonya-Wurupong, Ghana

Hypertension and other non-communicable diseases are growing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke in lowand middle-income countries like Ghana who are experiencing the effects of rapid urbanization and globalization. Awareness and education may help reduce the population’s exposure to...

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Autores principales:	Murray, Melissa, King, Carol, Sorensen, Cecilia, Bunick, Elaine, King, Renee
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687476 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.783

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