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Prevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019

INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is an important public health menace globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence of hypertension is on the rise in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) such as Ghana. This rise led to the adoption of the May Measurement Month (MMM) initiative, a global bloo...

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Autores principales:	Tannor, Elliot Koranteng, Nyarko, Obed Ofori, Adu-Boakye, Yaw, Owusu Konadu, Saabea, Opoku, Gilda, Ankobea-Kokroe, Frank, Opare-Addo, Mercy, Appiah, Lambert Tetteh, Amuzu, Evans Xorse, Ansah, Gilgal Justice, Appiah-Boateng, Kate, Ofori, Emmanuel, Ansong, Daniel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2022
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9434666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36060113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795468221120092

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