The effect of health literacy and self-management efficacy on the health-related quality of life of hypertensive patients in a western rural area of China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Hypertension is a common and frequently occurring chronic disease of the cardiovascular system. Besides the pathological factors, the occurrence and exacerbation of hypertension are also associated with many factors of lifestyle and behaviors. Thus hypertensive patients’ Health-r...

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Main Authors: Chenli Wang, Juntao Lang, Lixia Xuan, Xuemei Li, Liang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0551-9