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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to hypertension among residents of a disadvantaged rural community in southern Zimbabwe

BACKGROUND: Hypertension contributes significantly to cardiovascular and renal diseases. It can be controlled by lifestyle modifications, however in poor communities there is lack of awareness, and treatment and control of hypertension is often poor. The aim of this study was to determine hypertensi...

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Autores principales: Chimberengwa, Pugie Tawanda, Naidoo, Mergan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6657811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31237883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215500