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Adherence to drug therapy among hypertensive patients attending two district hospitals in Ghana

BACKGROUND: A major drawback to the management of hypertension among patients is poor adherence to pharmacotherapy. Factors that influence non-adherence to antihypertensive drugs could vary, depending on the prevailing condition of patient and setting. Knowledge of adherence patterns and behavior of...

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Autores principales:	Sarkodie, Emmanuel, Afriyie, Daniel Kwame, Hutton-Nyameaye, Araba, Amponsah, Seth Kwabena
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Makerere Medical School 2020
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7751545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402985 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i3.42

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