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Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Hypertension is the second leading cause of death in Ghana, partly accounting for two-thirds of all medical admissions and more than 50% of deaths. This study aimed to comparatively evaluate adherence and accessibility to antihypertensive medications at two different levels of healthcare facilities...

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Autores principales:	Adomako, Nana Ofori, Marfo, Afia Frimpomaa Asare, Opare-Addo, Mercy Naa Aduele, Nyamekye, Nathaniel, Owusu-Daaku, Frances Thelma
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34327016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9637760

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