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Prevalence and knowledge of hypertension among people living in rural communities in Ghana: a mixed method study

BACKGROUND: Knowledge and understanding of hypertension and its associated health risks remain inadequate despite increasing trend of hypertension prevalence. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence, knowledge and perceptions of hypertension in rural communities in Ghana. METHODS: A mixed...

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Autores principales: Agyei-Baffour, Peter, Tetteh, Georgiette, Quansah, Dan Yedu, Boateng, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6354880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30766557
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i4.12