Hypertension management in rural western Kenya: a needs-based health workforce estimation model

Hypertension management in rural western Kenya: a needs-based health workforce estimation model

Abstract Background Elevated blood pressure is the leading risk for mortality in the world. Task redistribution has been shown to be efficacious for hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries. However, the workforce requirements for such a task redistribution strategy are largely un...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Vedanthan, Danielle J. Lee, Jemima H. Kamano, Omarys I. Herasme, Peninah Kiptoo, Deborah Tulienge, Sylvester Kimaiyo, Hari Balasubramanian, Valentin Fuster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Subjects:
Hypertension
Low- and middle-income countries
Workforce estimation
Task redistribution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12960-019-0389-x

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