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Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Effective control of blood pressure is necessary to avert the risk of cardiovascular diseases from uncontrolled hypertension. Despite evidence on the benefits of hypertension control, rates of control in Ghana remain low. This study assessed the patient-level factors that influence hyper...

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Autores principales:	Okai, Darlene Esinam, Manu, Adom, Amoah, Emefa Modey, Laar, Amos, Akamah, Joseph, Torpey, Kwasi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7065309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32156259 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01370-y

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