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Personality Traits, Clinical Characteristics, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Hypertension in a Primary Hospital in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a major health problem that remains a significant threat to the health and general wellbeing of many people all over the world. In some patients, the etiology and prognosis of hypertension have been linked to psychological factors including personality traits. One primary...

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Autores principales:	Kretchy, Irene A., Acheampong, Franklin, Laryea, Jane, Osafo, Joseph, Asampong, Emmanuel, Dickson, Erica
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6334340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30719339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7489875

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