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Availability, functionality and access of blood pressure machines at the points of care in public primary care facilities in Tororo district, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of hypertension prevents a significant number of complications and premature deaths. In resource-variable settings, diagnosis may be limited by inadequate access to blood pressure (BP) machines. We sought to understand the availability, functionality and access of BP mach...

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Autores principales:	Besigye, Innocent K., Okuuny, Vicent, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Katahoire, Anne R., Sewankambo, Nelson K., Mash, Robert, Katamba, Achilles
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8294161/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33567842 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v63i1.5118

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