Hypertension unawareness among Chinese patients with first-ever stroke

Hypertension unawareness among Chinese patients with first-ever stroke

Abstract Background The low rates of hypertension treatment and control, partly due to its unawareness, are the main causes of the high stroke incidence in China. The purpose of this study was to evaluate hypertension unawareness amongst patients with first-ever stroke and to detect factors associat...

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Main Authors: Qinqin Cao, Pei Pei, Jun Zhang, Jillian Naylor, Xinying Fan, Biyang Cai, Qiliang Dai, Wen Sun, Ruidong Ye, Ruifeng Shi, Keting Liu, Yongjun Jiang, Wenhua Liu, Fang Yang, Wusheng Zhu, Yunyun Xiong, Xinfeng Liu, Gelin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
China
Hypertension unawareness
Patient education
Risk factors
Stroke
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2835-1

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