Impact of Literacy on the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment andControl of Hypertension in Iran

Introduction: Hypertension is an important global health concern claiming 7.1 million lives annually. Literacy, as an essential element of the health education, and its relationship with health has previously been studied. However, few studies have been conducted on the association between literacy...

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Main Authors: Gholamreza Veghari, Mehdi Sedaghat, Siavash Maghsodlo, Samieh Banihashem, Pooneh Moharloei, Abdolhamid Angizeh, EbrahimTazik, Abbas Moghaddami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.009